Description
OligomycinBisamacrolideantibioticinitiallyproducedbyseveralspeciesofStreptomyces.OligomycinBinhibitsmitochondrialF1F0ATPsynthase,bindingtheF0subunit,inhibitingATPsynthesis;itdisplaysantibacterialefficacyagainstavarietyofbacteria.Inmyocardialtissue,oligomycinBdecreasesATPconcentrationsandcontractilefunctionundernormoxicconditions,butinsteaddecreasestheATPdepletionrateduringischemicorhypoxicconditions.WhenadmiNISTeredinlargedoses,oligomycinBcauseshypertension,bradycardia,increasedarterialPO2,andmetabolicacidosis.OligomycinBinhibitsmitochondrialfunctionandisoftenusedtomimichypoxia-inducedconditions.