Abstract
Z-Leu-Arg-(7-methoxynaphthyl)amide (1) is a substrate for calpain I. The specificity constant for 1 ( kcat Km = 1405 ± 40 M-1s-1) is 10x greater than for any previously reported fluorogenic substrate. Using this substrate, a sensitive, continuous fluorogenic assay was developed permitting the identification of Z-(D)Ala-Leu-Phe-(OCO-2,6-Fl2-Ph) (69) as the first selective (>100-fold versus cathepsins B and L) time-dependent inhibitor of the enzyme.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 393-398 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 16 1995 |