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- noun Anything that
uncouples - noun biochemistry Any substance that
inhibits ATP synthesis by breaking its connection with theelectron transport system
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Examples
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Rather, it functions as an "uncoupler," keeping the plant from using the products of its metabolism for growth and tissue maintenance.
Operation Ranch Hand Buckingham, William A. 1982
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Glucose (final concentration 25 mM) or the uncoupler 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) was injected into the chamber (83 mM final), and stimulated rates of oxygen consumption were determined.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Siming Liu et al. 2009
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< 2, 4 > (< 2,4 > l-carnithine is an uncoupler [5]; overview on properties of substrate analogues, binding sites [11]) [5, 11] P?
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