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  • Title: Inhibition of adenosine triphosphatases by gold.
    Author: Nechay BR.
    Journal: Arthritis Rheum; 1980 Apr; 23(4):464-70. PubMed ID: 6245662.
    Abstract:
    Inhibition of adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) by chlorauric acid (Au3+) and gold sodium thiomalate (Au+) was studied in dog brain and kidney and in human kidney enzyme preparations. Au3+ indiscriminately affected ouabain-sensitive (Na+ + K+-dependent) ATPase and ouabain-insensitive (Mg2+-dependent) ATPase with concentrations for 50% inhibition (I50) approximately 10(-6) M. The I50 of Au3+ for Na+ + K+ ATPase was several-fold higher in homogenates than in microsomal fractions. The enzyme was protected by bovine serum albumin. Although Au3+ and Au+ were equipotent against Mg2+ ATPase, Au+ inhibited Na+ + K+ ATPase 2 to 3 times more effectively than did Au3+. The inhibitory action of Au3+ (but not Au+) was potentiated by ascorbic acid, suggesting reduction of Au3+ to Au+ by ascorbic acid. The fractional inhibition of Na+ + K+ ATPase by Au3+ or Au+ was not affected by changing concentrations of NaCl, KCl, MgCl2, ATP, and MgATP. Decreasing pH from 8.0 to 6.8 enhanced both Au+ and Au3+ inhibition. We conclude that gold is one of the most potent nonspecific of Na+ + K+ ATPase, with characteristics differing from other metallic inhibitors of this enzyme system.
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