carboxyatractyloside

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carboxyatractyloside (uncountable)

  1. A glycoside that induces apoptosis by inhibiting adenine nucleotide translocase
    • 2016 March 8, “Underestimation of the Maximal Capacity of the Mitochondrial Electron Transport System in Oligomycin-Treated Cells”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Further experiments indicated that oligomycin cannot be replaced by the adenine nucleotide translocase inhibitors bongkrekic acid or carboxyatractyloside because, although these compounds have effects in permeabilized cells, they do not inhibit oxidative phosphorylation in intact cells.