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

TABLE 24.

Miscellaneous inhibitors

Name or abbreviation Molecular formula Other names Inhibitory potency (reference)
Dicarbopolyborate C2B9H11 (Dicarbononaborate) Mercapto and chloro derivatives of dicarbononaborates, ∼95% inhibition at 500-800 μM (rat liver MF1-ATPase) (104); dichlorodicarbononaborate, 170 μMb (rat liver MF1-ATPase) (104)
Almitrine C26H29F2N7 6-(4-(Bis(4-fluorphenyl)methyl)-1-piperazinyl)-N,N′-di-2-propenyl-1,3,5-triazin-2,4-diamin; 2,4-bis(allylamino)-6-(4-(bis(p-fluorophenyl)methyl)-1-piperazinyl)-s-triazine 30 μMa (S. cerevisiae mitochondria, ATPase) (336)
5-Hydroxy-1,2-naphthalene dicarboxylic anhydride C12H6O4 6-Hydroxynaphtho(1,2-c)furan-1,3-dione; 5-hydroxynaphthalenedicarboxylic anhydride Complete inhibition of ATPase induced by gramicidin at 30 μM (rat liver SMP-ATPase) (165)
R207910 C32H31BrN2O2 1-(6-Bromo-2-methoxy-quinolin-3-yl)-4-dimethylamino-2-naphthalen-1-yl-1-phenyl-butan-2-ol; TMC207; compound J 2.5 nMa (M. smegmatis membrane vesicles, ATP synthesis) (215); 99% inhibition in the range of 0.03-0.12 μg/ml (M. tuberculosis, growth) (15)
Spegazzinine C21H28N2O3 18.5-24 μg inhibitor/mg proteina (S. pombe ATPase activity of cell extracts) (234); 100 μMa (spinach CF1-ATPase) (10); 80 μMa (spinach chloroplasts, photophosphorylation) (10)
n-Butanol C4H10O 1-Butanol; propyl carbinol; n-butyl alcohol; 1-hydroxybutane; butyl hydroxide; Hemostyp; methylolpropane; propylcarbinol; propylmethanol 160 mMa (bovine heart MF1-ATPase) (406)
TCS C13H7Cl4NO2 TCSA; tetrachlorosalicylanilide; 3,3′,4′,5-tetrachlorosalicylanilide; 3,5-dichlorosalicyl 3,4-dichloroanilide; 3,5-dichloro-N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-hydroxy-benzamide 9-10 μMa (F0F1-ATPase from V. parahaemolyticus) (290); 71% inhibition at 25 μM (V. parahaemolyticus F1-ATPase) (344)
Dihydrostreptomycin C21H41N7O12 Abiocine; Vibriomycin 38 mMb (bovine heart SMP- and isolated MF1-ATPase) (161)
Suramin C51H40N6O23S6 Belganyl; Naganol 40 μMa (rat liver MF1-ATPase) (28); 0.7 μg/mla (C. fasciculata MF1-ATPase) (173)
Bz-423 C27H21ClN2O2 Bz-48 5 μMa (Ramos cells, ATP synthesis) (193)
DMSO C2H6OS Dimethyl sulfoxide > 95% inhibition at 40% DMSO (vol/vol) (EF1-ATPase) (9); ∼60% inhibition at 50% DMSO (TF1-ATPase) (440)
Hypochlorous acid HOCl 75% inhibition at 125 μM HOCl/g cells (EF1-ATPase) (167); 50 μmol inhibitor/g cellsa (EF1-ATPase) (29)
DDT C14H9Cl5 4, 4′-Dichlorodiphenyltri-chloroethane; 4, 4′-DDT; p,p′-DDT; 1,1′-(2,2,2-trichloroethylidene)bis (4-chlorobenzene); Agritan; Chlorophenothan; 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4,4′-dichlorodiphenyl) ethane; Detoxan 50% lethal dose of 11 μg/mg (A. melllifera)
Diazoxide C8H7ClN2O2S 7-Chloro-3-methyl-2H-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine 1,1-dioxide; Eudemine; Hyperstat; Hypertonalum Kd of IF1 to F1, 250 nM with 1 diazoxide equivalent/F1 from 760 nM without diazoxide (bovine MF1-ATPase) (80)
HNB C7H6BrNO3 2-Hydroxy-5-nitrobenzyl bromide; Koshland's reagent I; 2-bromomethyl-4-nitrophenol; α-bromo-4-nitro-o-cresol 2.5 mMa (bovine heart MF1-ATPase) (27)
N-Sulfonyl or N-alkyl-substituted tetrahydrobenzodiazepine derivatives C28H30N4O3S 1-(1H-Imidazol-4-ylmethyl)-4-[(4-methoxyphenyl)sulfonyl]-2-(2-phenylethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-1,4-benzodiazepine 77 nMa (bovine heart MF0F1-ATPase) (166)
C22H23F3N4O2S 1-(1H-Imidazol-4-ylmethyl)-2-(2-phenylethyl)-4-[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-1,4-benzodiazepine 77 nMa (bovine heart MF0F1-ATPase) (166)
C31H36N4O2S 4-[(4-tert-Butylphenyl)sulfonyl]-1-(1H-imidazol-4-ylmethyl)-2-(2-phenylethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-1,4-benzodiazepine 8 nMa (bovine heart MF0F1-ATPase) (166)
C32H38N4O2S 4-[(4-tert-Butylphenyl)sulfonyl]-1-[(5-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)methyl]-2-(2-phenylethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-1,4-benzodiazepine 77 nMa (bovine heart MF0F1-ATPase) (166)
C28H28Cl2N4O2S 4-[(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)sulfonyl]-1-[(5-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)methyl]-2-(2-phenylethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-1,4-benzodiazepine 22 nMa (bovine heart MF0F1-ATPase) (166)
4-(N-Arylimidazole)-substituted benzopyran derivatives C22H21ClN4O2 4-[(4-Chlorophenyl)(1H-imidazol-2-ylmethyl)amino]-3-hydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-6-carbonitrile 3R, 4S enantiomer, 0.48 μMa (rat heart MF0F1-ATPase) (21) and 4 μMa (rat heart SMP-ATP synthesis) (21); 3S, 4R enantiomer, 0.24 μMa (rat heart SMP-ATPase) (21) and 3.8 μMa (rat heart SMP-ATP synthesis) (21);
C26H31ClN4O4S 4-[(4-Chlorophenyl)(1H-imidazol-2-ylmethyl)amino]-2,2-dimethyl-6-(piperidin-1-ylsulfonyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-ol 3R, 4S enantiomer (BMS-199264), 0.48 μMa (rat heart SMP-ATPase) (21), 18 μMa (rat heart SMP-ATP synthesis) (21); ∼42% inhibition at 3 μM (ischemic rat heart SMP-ATPase) (156)
N-[1-Aryl-2-(1-imidazolo)ethyl]-cyanoguanidine C19H14Cl4N6 2-Cyano-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-[1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethyl]guanidine 0.6 μMa (bovine MF0F1-ATPase) (20)
    derivatives C21H14Cl2F6N6 1-{1-[2,5-Bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethyl}-2-cyano-3-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)guanidine 0.71 μMa (bovine MF0F1-ATPase) (20)
N-[1-Aryl-2-(1-imidazolo)ethyl]-acylguanidine derivatives C26H19Cl3N6O N-[(Z)-[(4-Chlorophenyl)amino]{[1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethyl]amino}methylidene]-3-cyanobenzamide Racemic mixture, 33 nMa (bovine MF0F1-ATPase) (20); one enantiomer. 18 nMa (bovine MF0F1-ATPase) (20); the other enantiomer, >100 nMa (bovine MF0F1-ATPase) (20)
C25H19Cl4N5O 4-Chloro-N-[(Z)-[(4-chlorophenyl)amino]{[1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethyl]amino}methylidene]benzamide Racemic mixture, 82 nMa (bovine MF0F1-ATPase) (20)
O-[1-Aryl-2-(1-imidazolo)ethyl]-thiourethane derivatives C18H14Cl3N3OS O-[1-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethyl] (4-chlorophenyl)carbamothioate 0.43 μMa (bovine heart MF0F1-ATPase) (20); >300 μMa (bovine heart MF0F1, ATP synthesis) (20)
C18H13Cl4N3OS O-[1-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethyl] (2,4-dichlorophenyl)carbamothioate 30 nMa (bovine heart MF0F1-ATPase) (20)
Dio-9 complex Unknown (a mixture of at least 9 compounds) 0.7 μg inhibitor/mg proteina (T. pyriformis SMP-ATPase) (404); ∼500 μg inhibitor/mg proteina (S. faecalis F1-ATPase) (169); 6.6 μg/mg proteina (C. fasciculata SMP-ATPase) (439)
Ethanol C2H5OH Ethyl alcohol 60% inhibition at about 7 μM (V. parahaemolyticus F0F1-ATPase) (290)
Zinc Zn2+ ∼100 μMa (V. parahaemolyticus F0F1-ATPase) (290)
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I50.

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Ki.