Table 1.

Mitochondrial inhibitors and their function.

Mitochondrial inhibitor	Function
Berberine	Inhibit mitochondrial respiration
Metformin	Inhibit mitochondrial respiration, uncoupling oxidative phosphorylation
TZDs	Inhibit respiratory chain complex I
Resveratrol	Inhibit mitochondrial ATP synthase
Piceatannol	Inhibit ATPase activity of mitochondrial ATP synthase
Diethylstilbestrol (DES)	Inhibit proton translocation activities of mitochondria
Quercetin	Inhibit ATPase activity of mitochondria
Genistein	Inhibit ATP hydrolysis and ATP synthesis activities of mitochondrial ATP synthase
Biochanin A	Inhibit ATPase activity of mitochondria
Epicatechin gallate (ECG) Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)	Inhibit ATP hydrolysis activity of ATP synthase
Curcumin	Inhibit ATPase activity of mitochondria
Phloretin, theaflavin, tannic acid	Inhibit ATPase activity of mitochondria
Estrogen	Inhibit ATPase activity of mitochondria
Oligomycin	Inhibit ATP synthase
Ossamycin	Inhibit both ATPase and oxidative phosphorylation activities of mitochondrial ATP synthase
Propranolol	Inhibit mitochondrial ATPase activity
Atrazine	Inhibit ATP synthesis activity of ATP synthase
Azide	Inhibit ATPase activity of mitochondria