title: Vanadate oligomer inhibition of passive and active Ca2+ translocation by the Ca2+ pump of sarcoplasmic reticulum.
abstract: 'Monovanadate' containing mainly monomeric, dimeric and tetrameric vanadate species or 'decavanadate', containing mainly decameric vanadate species inhibits the passive and the active efflux of Ca2+ through the sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium pump. When the efflux of Ca2+ by sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles is not associated with ATP synthesis both vanadate solutions inhibit the passive efflux of Ca2+. However, only 'decavanadate' exerts noticeable effects when the efflux of Ca2+ is associated with ATP synthesis being the active efflux of Ca2+ almost completely inhibited by decameric species concentration as low as 40 microM.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry-U.C.E.H., University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal. maalves@ualg.pt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aureliano
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D008274:Magnesium / Q000378:metabolism; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011817:Rabbits; D012519:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors; D014638:Vanadates / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014638:Vanadates; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium