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Nigericin sodium salt

from Streptomyces hygroscopicus, ≥98% (HPLC), solution, polyether ionophore

Synonym(s):

3B2-6379, Antibiotic K178, Antibiotic X464, Azalomycin M, HE331800, Helexin C, Polyetherin A, sodium;2-[(3S,6R)-6-[[(5R,6R,7R,9R)-2-[5-[(3S,5R)-5-[(2S,3S,5R,6R)-6-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,5-dimethyloxan-2-yl]-3-methyloxolan-2-yl]-5-methyloxolan-2-yl]-7-methoxy-2,4,6-trimethyl-1,10-dioxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-yl]methyl]-3-methyloxan-2-yl]propanoate

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C40H67NaO11
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
746.94
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

Nigericin sodium salt Ready Made Solution, 5 mg/mL (DMSO:ethanol 1:1)

biological source

Streptomyces hygroscopicus

Quality Level

form

solution

concentration

5 mg/mL (DMSO:ethanol 1:1)

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-positive bacteria

Mode of action

cell membrane | interferes

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

2-8°C

InChI

1S/C40H68O11.Na/c1-21-11-12-28(46-33(21)26(6)36(42)43)17-29-18-30(45-10)27(7)40(48-29)25(5)19-38(9,51-40)32-13-14-37(8,49-32)35-23(3)16-31(47-35)34-22(2)15-24(4)39(44,20-41)50-34;/h21-35,41,44H,11-20H2,1-10H3,(H,42,43);/q;+1/p-1/t21-,22-,23-,24+,25?,26?,27+,28+,29+,30+,31+,32?,33?,34-,35?,37?,38?,39-,40+;/m0./s1

InChI key

MOYOTUKECQMGHE-KKCUGXASSA-M

Biochem/physiol Actions

Nigericin is a polyether ionophore which catalyzes the electroneutral exchange of alkali metal (K+) for H+ (antiport). Nigericin transports monovalent cations across membranes with the following specificity: K+ >Rb+ >Cs+ >>Na+ and thus, disrupts membrane potential and stimulates ATPase activity in mitochondria.
Nigericin kills bacteria by facilitating the diffusion of ions across membranes.
Low concentration (0.5 μM) of Nigericin rapidly decreases pHi, causing stimulation of PG production 1.5- to 2-fold in cerebral microvascular endothelial cells and arresting of DNA synthesis in Erlich acites carcinoma cells. Treatment of Hela cells, after entry of poliovirus, with nigericin, prevents the inhibition of host protein synthesis by poliovirus. Nigericin is also widely used in studies of the consequences of changes in membrane potential in variable systems.

Preparation Note

Nigericin sodium salt ready made solution is provided at 6.7 mM concentration. The solution can be further diluted with a desired solvent to a working concentration (0.5-10 μM).

Pictograms

Flame

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Liq. 3

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

78.8 °F

Flash Point(C)

26 °C


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G D Eytan et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 265(22), 12949-12954 (1990-08-05)
Reconstituted transhydrogenase-ATPase vesicles obtained with purified beef heart transhydrogenase and oligomycin-sensitive ATPase were investigated with respect to the mode of interaction between the two proton pumps, with special reference to the relative contributions of the membrane potential and proton gradient
Hachiro Konaka et al.
The EMBO journal, 42(20), e112573-e112573 (2023-09-04)
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) leakage into the cytoplasm can occur when cells are exposed to noxious stimuli. Specific sensors recognize cytoplasmic mtDNA to promote cytokine production. Cytoplasmic mtDNA can also be secreted extracellularly, leading to sterile inflammation. However, the mode of
Mayu Sugiyama et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1660(1-2), 24-30 (2004-02-06)
A novel gene transfer system utilizing polycation liposomes (PCLs), obtained by modifying liposomes with cetyl polyethylenimine (PEI), was previously developed (Gene Ther. 7 (2002) 1148). PCLs show notable transfection efficiency with low cytotoxicity. However, the mechanism of PCL-mediated gene transfer
A A Guffanti et al.
Journal of general microbiology, 114(1), 201-206 (1979-09-01)
At an external pH of 3.5, nigericin (which catalyses an electroneutral H+/K+ exchange) abolished the transmembrane proton gradient (delta pH) of Bacillus acidocaldarius, causing a rapid acidification of the cytoplasm from approximately pH 6.0 to pH 3.5. A pronounced loss
A Irurzun et al.
Journal of virology, 69(12), 7453-7460 (1995-12-01)
Addition of monensin or nigericin after poliovirus entry into HeLa cells prevents the inhibition of host protein synthesis by poliovirus. The infected cells continue to synthesize cellular proteins at control levels for at least 8 h after infection in the

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