How does Potassium Cyanide act so qiuckly?
Answer:
When the cyanide ion of potassium cyanide enters the bloodstream, it preferentially binds to the enzyme cytochrome 'c' oxidase and thereby blocks the oxygen binding site of the enzyme. The electron transfer necessary for conversion of oxygen to water cannot occur and the oxidation of ferrocytochrome 'c' to ferricytochrome 'c' by the enzyme is inhibited. This stops respiration, leading to instantaneous death.
Because Potassium is a salt readily absorbed by the body
yeah... pottasium is so defensive...
it will be absorbed by anything..
Jiminy Crickets! You're not thinking about murder, are you? My spouse is a Safety Engineer at a chemical plant and was told that it only takes a small amount of cyanide to kill a person--just enough to cover the head of a pin is all it takes. The body absorbs it super fast.
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