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Inhibition of Escherichia coli H+-ATPase by venturicidin, oligomycin and ossamycin

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Abstract

The antibiotics venturicidin, oligomycin and ossamycin were investigated as potential inhibitors of the Escherichia coli H+-ATPase. It was found that venturicidin strongly inhibited ATP-driven proton transport and ATP hydrolysis, while oligomycin weakly inhibited these functions. Inhibition of the H+-ATPase by venturicidin and oligomycin was correlated with inhibition of F0-mediate proton transport. Both inhibitors were found to interfere with the covalent reaction between dicyclohexyl[14C]carbodiimide and the F0 subunit c (uncE protein). Ossamycin had no direct inhibitory effect on E. coli F0 or F1; rather, it was found to uncouple ATP hydrolysis from proton transport.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)238-244
Number of pages7
JournalBBA - Bioenergetics
Volume807
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 31 1985

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Cell Biology

Keywords

  • (E. coli)
  • H-ATPase
  • Oligomycin
  • Ossamycin
  • Proton translocation
  • Venturicidin

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