| Bioactivity | BAM 15 is a mitochondrial protonophore uncoupler. BAM 15 is an oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) uncoupler[1]. | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | BAM 15 is able to increase O2 consumption across a broad dosing range without increasing ROS. BAM 15 and FCCP are structurally unrelated and it is observed that low doses of BAM 15 from 100 nM to 1 μM increase cellular O2 consumption rate (OCR) to a similar degree as FCCP, but higher concentrations from 1 μM to 50 μM reveal that BAM 15 is able to maintain uncoupled respiration at a high rate in a range of cell lines. BAM 15 is fully capable of increasing mitochondrial respiration in the presence of oligomycin and does so across a broader concentration range than FCCP in both myoblasts and hepatocytes. BAM 15 induces mitochondrial swelling, demonstrating that BAM 15 is a protonophore. BAM15-treated cells are more viable than FCCP-treated cells when administered across a broad dosing range up to 50 μM[1]. | ||||||||||||
| In Vivo | Compare to vehicle-treated mice, animals that receive BAM 15 are protected from kidney injury as indicated by lower plasma creatinine levels at 24 and 48 h post-ischemia, reduced tubular necrosis, less depletion of brush border villi, less obstruction of proximal tubules, and less immune cell infiltration[1]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | BAM 15 | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 210302-17-3 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C16H10F2N6O | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 340.29 | ||||||||||||
| Appearance | Solid | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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| Reference | [1]. Kenwood BM, et al. Identification of a novel mitochondrial uncoupler that does not depolarize the plasma membrane. Mol Metab. 2013 Nov 28;3(2):114-23. |