Energy transfer inhibition induced by nitrofen

Abstract

The herbicide nitrofen was shown to act as an energy transfer inhibitor. the results proved nitrofen to act by inhibiting nucleotide exchange on the chloroplast coupling factor. a strong correlation was found between the inhibition of phosphorylation, atpase activity, and nucleotide exchange. these results are discussedin terms of a regulatory effect of tightly bound adp on the enzymatic activity of the chloroplast coupling factor. © 1982, Walter de Gruyter. All rights reserved.