oligomycin
noun
oli·go·my·cin
ˌäl-i-gō-ˈmīs-ᵊn
ˌō-li-
: any of several antibiotic substances produced by an actinomycete of the genus Streptomyces (S. diastatochromogenes or a closely related species) and used especially in biochemical research to inhibit oxidative phosphorylation
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