Bongkrek+acid

The chemical compound Bongkrek Acid is a toxic respiratory acid that is more deadly that cyanide. The molecular formula is C28H38O7. The structure was originally disputed but was settled in 1973. It is created by the fermenting of coconuts contaminated by the bacterium Berkholderia gladioli pathovar cocovenenans. The toxicity of Bongkrek Acid is because of the ATP/ADP translocation. ATP is adenosine triphosphate which carries the triphosphate groups which when bonds are broken gives energy to the cell. Bongkrek Acid prevents the ATP from leaving the mitochondria, which prevent the cell from having the energy it needs to survive.