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MITOCHONDRIAL INHIBITORS FOR USE IN CULTURING PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS

Inventor TYVOLL, David, Alvin, etc
Assignee THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, etc
Title of Invention MITOCHONDRIAL INHIBITORS FOR USE IN CULTURING PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS
Abstract

Provided are heterocyclic compounds that inhibit mitochondrial respiration and lead to the growth and maintained pluripotency of pluripotent stem cells even under ambient oxygen conditions. Exemplified compounds are substituted 5-aminotetrazoles, which are reversible mitochondrial inhibitors.