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An alkaloid isolated from cinchona bark. Used as an antimalarial. It is believed to act by raising the pH of endocytotic vesicles and inhibiting internal membrane fusion processes.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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