- Antibiotic.
- More potent and specific H+-ATPase inhibitor than bafilomycin A1 (Prod. No. BVT-0252).
- Inhibits acidification of organelles such as lysosomes and the Golgi apparatus.
- Inhibitor of autophagic degradation by rising lysosomal pH and thus inactivating the lysosomal acid hydrolases.
- Blocks cell surface expression of viral glycoproteins without affecting their synthesis.
- Cytotoxic in a number of cell lines in a cell viability assay.
- Induces nitric oxide (NO) production.