will Increasing the number of protons concentrated in the mitochondria intermembrane compartment result in weight loss or weight gain?
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Q. Will Increasing the number of protons concentrated in the mitochondria intermembrane compartment result in weight loss or weight gain?
Answer: When we increase the proton concentration in the mitochondrial intermembrane compartments then this rise in proton concentration defeats the proton gradient across the mitochondria and disrupt the proton motive force (PMF) which is used by the cells to produce the energy in the form of ATP. In this situation the proton gradient energy is lost to produce heat instead of producing ATP , which causes the weight loss.
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