Many toxins and poisons block certain enzymes in the mitochondria. for example, many fruits, including apricots, apples, plums, peaches, and cherries, contain seeds and pits that can cause the formation and release of the poison cyanide if they are ground and ingested. cyanide binds to an enzyme in the inner mitochondrial membrane critical to energy production. why would this be fatal for a cell?

Cyanide is a type of poison which blocks certain enzymes in the mitochondria. It is found in the seeds of many fruits such as apple, cherries, apricots and peaches.

This chemical binds to the enzyme present in the inner membrane of the mitochondria, This chemical in harmful in the way that cells will not undergo adequate organelle functioning.

The cells would be not able to reproduce and will have inadequate distribution of ions.

1. amino acid refers to the fundamental building block of proteins, comprising of an amino group and a carboxyl group.

2. catalyst refers to any substance, which increases the rate of chemical reaction without being used up in the reaction.

3. a complex molecule containing he genetic code is dna or deoxyribonucleic acid.

4. an enzyme refers to a molecule of protein, which is unique in accelerating up a particular chemical reaction in the biological systems.

5. nucleic acid refers to an sequence of sugars, phosphates, and nitrogenous bases, for example, dna and rna.

6. a protein refers to a large, composite organic molecule comprising of a huge number of amino acids associated together with the of peptide bonds.

7. rna refers to a nucleic acid that takes part in the production of proteins.

8. substrate refers to a compound, which takes part in a chemical reaction, and is chemically modified by the reaction.