General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life (5th Edition)

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Chapter 23 - Metabolism and Energy Production - 23.2 Electron Transport and ATP - Questions and Problems - Page 850: 23.41

Answer

Dinitrophenol can induce thermogenesis and, in doing so, inhibit ATP synthase. This will ultimately raise one's body temperature to unsafe levels and can consequently cause excessive sweating.

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Dinitrophenol can induce thermogenesis and, in doing so, inhibit ATP synthase. This will ultimately raise one's body temperature to unsafe levels and can consequently cause excessive sweating.
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