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This image depicted a flowering bloodroot plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, growing in its natural habitat. The rhizome of the bloodroot contains the toxic chemical known as sanguinarine, a benzylisoquinoline alkaloid, which kills cells by way of its negative impact upon the enzyme, sodium–potassium adenosine triphosphatase (Na?/K?-ATPase). Blocking the function of this enzyme, leading to cell death, results in the formation of an eschar, where it makes contact with the surface of the skin.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ James M. Stewart
Creation Date: 1967
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