Functionalized hexavanadates (V6) inhibit Na+/K+-ATPase.
[V6–OH][Na]2 inhibited Na+/K+-ATPase activity up to 30% at max. investigated concentration.
The O2x bridged oxygen atoms are more reactive than O1x terminal oxygen.
The protonation sites in the cage are oxygen atoms of type O2x.
The most charged V–O1x bond belongs to [V6–NO2][TBA]2 TBA, tetrabutylammonium