Nigericin . sodium salt

Antibiotic [1]. High affinity ionophore for monovalent cations such as H+, K+, Na+, Pb2+ [2, 3, 4, 7, 10]. Shows antibacterial (Gram-positive), antifungal, antitumor and antiviral activity [3, 6]. Disrupts membrane potential of mitochondria [2]. NLRP3/NALP3 activator. Signals through pannexin-1 to induce caspase-1 maturation and IL-1beta processing and release [5, 8, 11, 12]. Autophagy modulator [13]