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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Molecule of the day: ouabain

The molecule of the day is ouabain:



It's derived from the seeds of Strophanthus gratus and inhibits the Na+/K+-ATPase (the Na+/K+ exchanger or sodium pump), and can therefore be used to distinguish among different enzymes' ATPase activities.
Posted by Elizabeth at 5:20 PM
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