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Is DNP and cyanide an inhibitor of cellular respiration?

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Answer: Yes.

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DNP and cyanide are both cellular respiration inhibitor.

Cyanide is a neurotoxin that can prevent cellular respiration by it's inactivation activity on mitochondria enzymes called cytochrome oxidase.

DNP (2,4-Dinitrophenol is a chemical that inhibit cellular respiration. It help to shuttle proton across cell membranes of living cells by spreading the proton along along the mitochondria and collapsing the force that produced energy for the cell activities.

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