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Table 2 Enzymes and inhibitors of the electron transport chain (ETC)

From: The impact of reactive oxygen species in the development of cardiometabolic disorders: a review

Complex

Enzymes

Inhibitors

Complex I

NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase

Rotenone, Amobarbital (Amytal), Demerol, Piericidin,

Complex II

Succinate- ubiquinone oxidoreductase

Thenoyltrifluoroacetne (TTFA), Malonate oxaloacetate, Diazoxide

Complex III

Ubiquinone cytochrome-c oxidoreductase

Antimycin A, Myxothiazol, Stigmatellin

Complex IV

Cytochrome-c oxidase

Cyanide, Carbon monoxide, Azide, Hydrogen sulphide

Complex V

ATP synthase

Oligomycin A, Diyclo hexyl carbo dimide (DCCD)