Multiple Choice
Valinomycin is an antibiotic that kills bacteria by surrounding K+ ions and shuttling them down their concentration gradient and across membranes.Which might be a cause of cell death?
A) Disruption of secondary transport processes that depend on the K+ concentration gradient.
B) Change in the pH of the bacterial cytosol.
C) Blocking of bacterial pores with K+ ions.
D) Massive denaturation of bacterial proteins upon change of the K+ concentration.
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