Atractyloside is a natural heteroglucoside produced in some plants, including A. gummifera. Atractyloside prevents mitochondrial ATP synthesis by inhibiting ADP/ATP translocases, which are responsible for the exchange of adenine di- and triphosphates across the inner mitochondrial membrane.
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