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. 2013 Mar 25;34(5):625–635. doi: 10.1038/aps.2013.5

Table 2. Autophagy inhibitors.

Name Mechanism Target point Solubility References
3-Methyladenine PI 3-kinase inhibitor Autophagosome formation Water-soluble 76,78,80
Wortmaninn PI 3-kinase inhibitor Autophagosome formation Water-insoluble 80,102,103
LY294002 PI 3-kinase inhibitor Autophagosome formation Water-insoluble 80,102,103
Cycloheximide protein synthesis inhibitor Autophagosome formation Water-insoluble 85,86,87
Bafilomycin A1 Vacuolar-type H(+)-ATPase inhibitor Autophagolysosome formation Water-insoluble 90,91
Hydroxychloroquine Lysosomal lumen alkalizer Lysosome Water-soluble 95,104,105
Lys05 Lysosomal lumen alkalizer Lysosome Water-soluble 97,106
Leupeptin Acid protease inhibitor Lysosome Water-soluble 98,107
E64d Acid protease inhibitor Lysosome Water-insoluble 100,108
Pepstatin A Acid protease inhibitor Lysosome Water-insoluble 100