A compound found in the plant Wedelia asperrima that can inhibit the ADP/ATP carrier system in mitochondria; because it can thusly shut down cellular energy production, it is a potent poison.

From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.

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