Question

1. Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCCD) reacts with Asp or Glu residues. What is the effect of DCCD of ATP synthase?

Answer 1

Conserved Asp/Glu residue in ATP synthase provide translocation of protons during the process of ATP synthesis. As a result, reaction between DCCD and conserved Asp/Glu residue will inhibit ATP synthase.