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carboxyatractyloside

carboxyatractyloside noun: a glycoside that induces apoptosis by inhibiting adenine nucleotide translocase.

Noun

carboxyatractyloside (uncountable)

  1. A glycoside that induces apoptosis by inhibiting adenine nucleotide translocase
    • 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.2016 March 8, “Underestimation of the Maximal Capacity of the Mitochondrial Electron Transport System in Oligomycin-Treated Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about carboxyatractyloside

What does carboxyatractyloside mean?
Carboxyatractyloside means a glycoside that induces apoptosis by inhibiting adenine nucleotide translocase.
What part of speech is carboxyatractyloside?
Carboxyatractyloside is a noun.

Words near carboxyatractyloside in the dictionary

  1. carboxyamidomethylations
  2. carboxyamino
  3. carboxyanhydride
  4. carboxyanhydrides
  5. carboxyarabinitol
  6. carboxyatractyloside
  7. carboxybenzaldehyde
  8. carboxybenzaldehydes
  9. carboxybenzyl
  10. carboxycyanine
  11. carboxycyanines

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