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==Regulation and Inhibition== | ==Regulation and Inhibition== | ||
[[Image:Ruthenium_Inhibitors.jpg| | [[Image:Ruthenium_Inhibitors.jpg|200 px|right|thumb|'''Fig. 2''' Structure of Ruthenium Red]] | ||
The most well-known and commonly used inhibitor of the MCU is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruthenium_red ruthenium red] (RuRed).<ref name="Woods"/> RuRed is a trinuclear, oxo-bridged complex that effectively inhibits calcium uptake without affecting mitochondrial respiration or calcium efflux.<ref name="Woods"/> The disadvantage of ruthenium red is its challenging purification.<ref name="Woods"/> Interestingly, an impure version of RuRed, termed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ru360 Ru360], was found to be the active component of RuRed and thus another good inhibitor of the MCU.<ref name="Woods"/> Ru360 is a binuclear, oxo-bridged complex with a similar structure to that of RuRed.<ref name="Woods"/> The only flaw with Ru360 was that it showed low cell permeability, so Ru265 was developed and had twice the cell permeability of Ru360.<ref name="Woods"/> Ru265 possesses two bridged Ru centers bridged by a nitride ligand.<ref name="Woods"/> | The most well-known and commonly used inhibitor of the MCU is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruthenium_red ruthenium red] (RuRed).<ref name="Woods"/> RuRed is a trinuclear, oxo-bridged complex that effectively inhibits calcium uptake without affecting mitochondrial respiration or calcium efflux.<ref name="Woods"/> The disadvantage of ruthenium red is its challenging purification.<ref name="Woods"/> Interestingly, an impure version of RuRed, termed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ru360 Ru360], was found to be the active component of RuRed and thus another good inhibitor of the MCU.<ref name="Woods"/> Ru360 is a binuclear, oxo-bridged complex with a similar structure to that of RuRed.<ref name="Woods"/> The only flaw with Ru360 was that it showed low cell permeability, so Ru265 was developed and had twice the cell permeability of Ru360.<ref name="Woods"/> Ru265 possesses two bridged Ru centers bridged by a nitride ligand.<ref name="Woods"/> | ||
