Computer Model (IMAGE)

University of California - Irvine

Computer Model

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This is a computer model of the two herbal components, an isovaleric acid molecule (violet, upper left) and mallotoxin (blue, lower right), occupying neighboring binding sites to synergistically activate KCNQ2/3 channels.

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Geoff Abbott, PhD, UCI School of Medicine

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