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

TABLE 9.

Organotin compounds and structural relatives

Name Molecular formula Other names Inhibitory potency (reference)
Tributyltin chloride C12H27ClSn TBT-Cl; tributylchlorostannane; chlorotributyltin; tri-n-butyltin chloride; monochlorotributyltin; tri-n-butylchlorotin; tributylstannyl chloride 200 nMb (E. coli and I. tartaricus F0F1-ATPase) (418); 47% inhibition at 1 μM and 87% inhibition at 5 μM (C. thermoaceticum membrane-bound F0F1-ATPase) (190); 80% inhibition at 1 μM (TF0F1-ATPase) (403)
Tricyclohexyltin hydroxide C18H34OSn Cyhexatin; tricyclohexylhydroxytin; hydroxytricyclohexylstannane; tricyclohexylhydroxystannane; tricyclohexylstannanol; Plictran; tricyclohexylstannium hydroxide 92.9% inhibition at 37 μM (rat liver MF0F1-ATPase) (252)
Triethyltin sulfate C12H30O4SSn2 Triethylstannium hydrogen sulfate; bis(triethyltin) sulfate; triethylhydroxytin sulfate 0.13 μg of inhibitor/mg proteina (S. cerevisiae SMP-ATPase) (150, 151); 3-7 μg of inhibitor/mg proteina (T. pyriformis SMP-ATPase) (404); 1.2 μg/mg proteina (C. asciculate SMP-ATPase) (439)
Triphenyltin chloride C18H15ClSn Chlorotriphenylstannane; chlorotriphenyltin; triphenylchlorotin <10 μMa (bovine heart SMP-ATPase) (437)
Dimethyltin 3-hydroxyflavone chloride C17H15ClO3Sn 12-13 nmol inhibitor/mg proteina (rat liver SMP-ATPase) (405)
Diethyltin 3-hydroxyflavone chloride C19H19ClO3Sn 1.5 nmol inhibitor/mg proteina (rat liver SMP-ATPase) (405)
Dibutyltin 3-hydroxyflavone bromide C23H27BrO3Sn 0.7-0.9 nmol inhibitor/mg proteina (rat liver SMP-ATPase) (405)
Dioctyltin 3-hydroxyflavone chloride C31H43ClO3Sn 12-13 nmol inhibitor/mg proteina (rat liver SMP-ATPase) (405)
Diphenyltin 3-hydroxyflavone chloride C27H19ClO3Sn 1.5 nmol inhibitor/mg proteina (rat liver SMP-ATPase) (405)
Diethyltin 3,5,7,2′,4′-pentahydroxy flavone chloride C19H19ClO7Sn 5-6 nmol inhibitor/mg proteina (rat liver SMP-ATPase) (405)
Dibutyltin 3,5,7,2′,4′-pentahydroxy flavone bromide C23H27BrO7Sn 0.6-0.8 nmol inhibitor/mg proteina (rat liver SMP-ATPase) (405)
Diphenyltin 3,5,7,2′,4′-pentahydroxy flavone chloride C27H19ClO7Sn 3.5-4 nmol inhibitor/mg proteina (rat liver SMP-ATPase) (405)
Tributyltin 3-hydroxyflavone C27H36O3Sn 1.5-2 nmol inhibitor/mg proteina (rat liver SMP-ATPase) (405)
Triethyllead C6H15ClPb Triethylplumbane 16-17 μMa (rat liver SMP-ATPase) (275)
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