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Aug 2026
Antimicrobial cetylpyridinium chloride disrupts the mitochondrial electron transport chain as potently as cyanide, via cardiolipin interference at cytochrome C
CPC exhibits mitotoxicity as potent as cyanide, and the precise biochemical mechanism of action of this ubiquitous compound is determined to aid epidemiology, risk analysis, and predictive toxicology.
Emily L. Ledue, Noah E. Adelman, Madeleine K. Lorenger et al.
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