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What chemical agent that block enzymes?
This chemical is an enzyme inhibitor.
Describe three ways in which poisons can interfere with cellular respiration?
Carbon Monoxide is poisonous due to its interaction with hemoglobin, which is what carries the oxygen throughout the body. Carbon monoxide binds to the hemoglobin, cutting off the oxygen supply. Cyanide poisoning requires cyanide ions, and these ions mess with an important enzyme in the mitochondria of the cell, called cytochrome c oxidase. In this way, carbon monoxide prevents the oxygen from getting to the cells, while cyanide prevents the cells from generating the energy.
Does cyanide contain carbon?
Yes cyanide is CN-
What is the formula for ammouium cyanide?
Ammonium cyanide is NH4CN
Why is cyanide a poison?
Cyanide is lethal because it contains an ion that binds to enzymes and decrease their activity. It causes the entire cell to stop producing ATP (energy) through an ETC (electron transport chain). This effects some important tissues, like the heart and central nervous system, that process respiration. There are some compounds like hydrogen cyanide and sodium cyanide that are very dangerous and hazardous to the human body. An example of cyanide poisoning can be related to some mass extermination camps during the time of the Holocaust.
Does cyanide block aerobic metabolism by interfering with cell use of oxygen.?
Hydrogen cyanide block the cellular respiration.
What stages in cellular respiration are affected by cyanide and hydrogen sulfide?
The cyanide ion halts cellular respiration by inhibiting an enzyme in the mitochondria
What are normal liver enzyme levels for a rabbit?
The normal liver enzyme levels for a rabbit should be 40 percent. Cyanide exposure improves the rabbit's enzyme level.
How the person will die after taking cyanide?
cytochrome oxidase enzyme system is knoched out in mitochondria.
Why is cyanide poison?
Cyanides (HCN, KCN, NaCN) are lethal poisons, which block the respiration.
Give a reason why cyanide effects the cellular respiration process if it enter the cell?
Cyanide deactivates the enzyme cytochrome c oxidase. This is the last enzyme of the electron transport chain (the final step of cell respiration). The electron transport chain allows a great concentration of protons (H+ ions) to build up in the matrix of mitochondria so that they can diffuse back through a channel which in turn synthesises ATP. So basically cyanide stops the last step of cell respiration from occurring and as such inhibits ATP synthesis.
What is the neurominidase of a virus?
This is an enzyme that helps the virus to break out of the cell and so they can attack other cells and spread. Since this is an enzyme, a drug that is an enzyme inhibitor can be made to block it. The mumps and influenza viruses have this enzyme. Two such drugs that block this enzyme are oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza). These two are used for the influenza virus.
What kind of poison is cyanide?
Cyanides (HCN, KCN, NaCN) are lethal poisons, which block the respiration.
What substance does your body produce to block the pain caused by eating chili peppers?
Potassium Cyanide
How does the three-dimensional structure of trypsin affect its action as an enzyme?
it allows an inhibitor to block the active site of the enzyme
What chemical agent that block enzymes?
This chemical is an enzyme inhibitor.
What are Enzyme inhibitors?
They are medicines that block the conversion of the chemical angiotensin I
