UNCOUPLING AGENTS
\ʌnkˈʌplɪŋ ˈe͡ɪd͡ʒənts], \ʌnkˈʌplɪŋ ˈeɪdʒənts], \ʌ_n_k_ˈʌ_p_l_ɪ_ŋ ˈeɪ_dʒ_ə_n_t_s]\
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Chemical agents that uncouple oxidation from phosphorylation in the metabolic cycle so that ATP synthesis does not occur. Included here are those IONOPHORES that disrupt electron transfer by short-circuiting the proton gradient across mitochondrial membranes.
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