Cyanide is a poison that inhibits the electron transport chain by creating a strong and stable bond with Fe–Cu center in cytochrome C oxidase (complex IV). What is the immediate consequence cyanide poisoning?

a.Prevent reduction of oxygen.
b.Prevent reduction of NADH
c.Prevent oxidation of NADH
d.Prevent oxidation of oxygen

Respuesta :

prevents oxidation of oxygen

Prevent reduction of oxygen is the immediate consequence cyanide poisoning. Thus, option A is correct.

What Is Cyanide?

Cyanide refers to a carbon-nitrogen (CN) molecule found in plants mainly which leads death of an organism.

Some of the cyanide containing poisonous substances are sodium cyanide, potassium cyanide, hydrogen cyanide, and cyanogen chloride.

Some cyanide containing molecules are not deadly, as these are used in pharmaceutical application.

Cyanide in nitriles applied in the field of pharmaceuticals as they do not release the metabolic poison such as CN- ion.

The cyanide ion is an irreversible enzyme inhibitor which prevent activity of cytochrome C oxidase  as it binds to the iron atom in in cytochrome C oxidase in the mitochondria of cells.

So that cytochrome C  is unable to transport electrons to oxygen in the electron transport chain during aerobic cellular respiration.

Hence, cyanide poison prevent reduction of oxygen. Thus, option A is correct.

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