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. 2008 Dec;72(4):590–641. doi: 10.1128/MMBR.00016-08

TABLE 21.

Cys/Tyr residue modifiers

Name or abbreviation Molecular formula Other names Inhibitory potency, I50 (reference)
NBD-Cl C6H2ClN3O3 NBF-Cl; 7-chloro-4-nitrobenzofurazan; 4-chloro-7-nitrobenzofurazan; 7-chloro-4-nitrobenzofurazan; 4-chloro-7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole; 7-chloro-4-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole; 4-chloro-7-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole 4.5 μg of inhibitor/mg protein (T. pyriformis SMP-ATPase) (404); 68% inhibition at 50 μM (C. thermoaceticum F1-ATPase) (190); complete inhibition at 1 mol inhibitor bound/mol F1 (bovine heart F1-ATPase) (246); >90% inhibition at 1.4 mol inhibitor bound/mol F1 (TF1-ATPase) (415)
Tetranitromethane CN4O8 Tetan 130 nmol/mg protein and ∼100% inhibition at 210 nmol/mg protein (bovine heart SMP-ATPase) (162); 2.5 mM (TF0 vesicle, proton conduction) (375); almost complete inhibition at 8 mM (TF0 vesicle, proton conduction) (375)
DFDNB C6H2F2N2O4 1,5-Difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene; 4,6-difluoro-1,3-dinitrobenzene Complete inhibition at 3 mol inhibitor/mol F1 (bovine heart MF1-ATPase) (7)
NEM C6H7N1O2 N-Ethylmaleimide; maleic acid N-ethylimide ∼0.6 mM (S. pombe MF1-ATPase) (115); 74% inhibition at 1 mM (V. parahaemolyticus F1-ATPase) (344)
Bismuth subcitrate C6H8O7Bi CBS; colloidal bismuth subcitrate; tripotassium dicitratobismuthate 73 μM (H. pylori F1-ATPase) (36)
Omeprazolea C17H19N3O3S 5-Methoxy-2-(((4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridyl)methyl)sulfinyl)benzimidazole; Audazol; Omepral 90 μM (without acid activation) and 43 μM (with acid activation) (H. pylori F1-ATPase) (36)
DTNB C14H8N2O8S2 5,5′-Dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid); dithionitrobenzoic acid; 2,2′-dinitro-5,5′-dithiodibenzoic acid; 3,3′-dithiobis(6-nitrobenzoic acid); dithiobisnitrobenzoic acid; Ellman's Reagent 39% inhibition at 0.4 mM and 46% inhibition at 1.3 mM (bovine heart MF1-ATPase) (392)
PCMB C7H5ClHgO2 p-Chloromercuribenzoic acid; 4-carboxyphenylmercuric chloride; 4-chloromercuribenzoic acid ∼90% inhibition at 4.5 mM (bovine heart SMP-ATPase) (438)
PCMS C6H5ClHgO3S p-Chloromercuribenzene sulfonate; 4-chloromercuribenzenesulfonate; PCMBS 6 mM (bovine heart SMP-ATPase) (438)
Mersalyl C13H16HgNO6.Na O-((3-Hydroxymercuri-2-methoxypropyl)carbamoyl)phenoxy-acetic acid; (3-((2-(carboxymethoxy)benzoyl)amino)-2-methoxypropyl)hydroxymercury; mercuramide; mercusal; mersalyl acid 70% inhibition at 130 μM (bovine heart MF0, proton conductivity) (445)
2,2′-Dithiobispyridine C10H8N2S2 2,2′-Dithiodipyridine; 2,2′-dipyridyl disulfide; 2PDS; bis(2-pyridinyl) disulfide 55% inhibition at 1 mM (bovine heart MF0, proton conductivity) (445)
N-(7-Dimethylamino-4-methyl-coumarinyl)-maleimide C16H14N2O4 N-(4-Methyl-7-dimethylamino-3-coumarinyl)maleimide 60% inhibition at 400 μM (bovine heart MF0, proton conductivity) (445)
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Omeprazole is converted to a cyclic sulfenamide with acid-activation.