Malonoben (also known as tyrphostin A9, SF-6847, GCP5126, and AG-17) is an

uncoupling agent An uncoupler or uncoupling agent is a molecule that disrupts oxidative phosphorylation in prokaryotes and mitochondria or photophosphorylation in chloroplasts and cyanobacteria by dissociating the reactions of ATP synthesis from the electron transp ...

protonophore A protonophore, also known as a proton translocator, is an ionophore that moves protons across lipid bilayers or other type of membranes. This would otherwise not occur as protons cations (H+) have positive charge and hydrophilic properties, making ...

. As of 1974 when it was discovered, it was considered the most powerful agent of this type, with a potency over 1800 times that of 2,4-dinitrophenol - the prototypical uncoupling agent - and about 3 times the effectiveness of 5-chloro-3-tert-butyl-2'-chloro-4'-nitrosalicylanilide.

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