A protocol for the synthesis, purification, and characterization of a ruthenium-based inhibitor of mitochondrial calcium uptake is presented. A procedure to evaluate its efficacy in permeabilized mammalian cells is demonstrated.
Nathan, S. R., Wilson, J. J. Synthesis and Evaluation of a Ruthenium-based Mitochondrial Calcium Uptake Inhibitor. J. Vis. Exp. (128), e56527, doi:10.3791/56527 (2017).