TABLE 1

IC50 values for inhibition of radiolabel substrate uptake by purine and pyrimidine substrates

IC50 values are means ± S.D. for ≥3 experiments. Pyrimidines were competed with 50 nM [3H]adenosine; purines were competed with 250 nM [3H]uridine.

Uptake Inhibition IC50 Values
PyrimidineIC50 Versus [3H]AdenosinePurineIC50 Versus [3H]Uridine
µMµM
Uracil2833 ± 243Adenine306 ± 19
Uridine400 ± 152Adenosine190 ± 2.5
Thymine1142 ± 185Hypoxanthine53 ± 1.65
Thymidine91.3 ± 38Inosine3.7 ± 0.1
Cytosine9697 ± 455Guanine1142 ± 44
Cytidine26726 ± 4116Guanosine21.3 ± 0.6
Xanthine979 ± 13
Xanthosine626 ± 17