Sulfide perturbs adenylate pools.A, time-dependent changes in ATP (circles), ADP (triangles), and AMP (squares) in a 5% suspension of HT29scr cells in DPBS incubated with (red) or without Na2S (100 μM, black). Data are representative of three independent experiments. B–E, concentrations of ATP, ADP, and AMP in control (gray bars) and 100 μM Na2S (blue bars)-treated HT29scr (B), HCT116 (C), 143Bwt (D), and 143BCytb (E) cells. Error bars represent the SD on the mean of three independent experiments, each performed in triplicate. ∗ and # Indicate statistically significant differences from control obtained using the paired t test, with p < 0.001 and p < 0.05, respectively. F, sulfide induced a decrease in the total adenine nucleotide pool (ATP + ADP + AMP) in the cell lines shown in B–E. The red line shows the control value in each cell line that is set at 100%. ∗Indicates statistically significant difference from control, p < 0.02.