Question

Here is the data from the experiment. Pyruvate NADH Intermembrane H+ Healthy Muscle Cells 0.12 mM 0.30 mM 0.32 mM Jared's Muscle Cells 0.12 mM 0.50 mM 0.05 mM Glycolysis Krebs Cycle ETC ATP Synthase

Answer 1

Based on the experiment, The data from the experiment shows the tells us that:

• Healthy muscle cells have a lower glucose concentration than Jared's muscle cells.
• Jared's muscle cells have a higher NADH concentration and a lower intermembrane H+ concentration than healthy muscle cells.

Based on this data, I can hypothesize that Jared was given cyanide.

Cyanide is one that inhibits cytochrome c oxidase, which is an enzyme in the electron transport chain (ETC).

The data supports my hypothesis because Jared's muscle cells have a higher NADH concentration and a lower intermembrane H+ concentration than healthy muscle cells. This is consistent with the effects of cyanide poisoning.

So, the higher NADH concentration and lower intermembrane H+ concentration in Jared's muscle cells are more consistent with cyanide poisoning.

Therefore, I believe that Jared was most likely given cyanide.