Image: Two components of Mallotus leaf extract bind to a previously unrecognized binding site on KCNQ1, a potassium channel essential for controlling electrical activity in many human organs. The image shows a computer model illustrating the novel herbal component, CPT1, an isovaleric acid molecule (green), occupying a novel binding site (R243, red) to activate KCNQ1 (Photo courtesy of Dr. Geoffrey Abbott, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine).
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