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Uncoupling Agents MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Uncoupling Agents
Tree Number(s)
D27.505.519.389.936
Unique ID
D014475
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014475
Annotation
enzyme inhib
Scope Note
Chemical agents that uncouple oxidation from phosphorylation in the metabolic cycle so that ATP synthesis does not occur. Included here are those IONOPHORES that disrupt electron transfer by short-circuiting the proton gradient across mitochondrial membranes.
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Oxidative Phosphorylation/drug effects (1966-1968)
Oxidoreductases/antagonists & inhibitors (1968)
See Also
Ionophores
Public MeSH Note
72; DIO-9 was see under ANTIBIOTICS 1975-81
History Note
72(69)
Date Established
1972/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2014/06/25
Uncoupling Agents Preferred
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