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Cyanide blocks cytochrome c oxidase in the mitochondria. This is a transmembrane protein that establishes a proton gradient used by ATP synthase to create ATP. This shuts down ATP production leading to a quick death if exposure is high enough.

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Since cyanide is a poison that limits a cells ability to manufacture ATP a cell containing cyanide is least likely to carry on the process of?

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