Characterization of a continuous fluorogenic assay for calpain I. Kinetic evaluation of peptide aldehydes, halomethyl ketones and (acyloxy)methyl ketones as inhibitors of the enzyme

Alex L. Harris, Jill S. Gregory, Alan L. Maycock, Todd L. Graybill, I. Kelly Osifo, Stanley J. Schmidt, Roland E. Dolle

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)393-398
Number of pages6
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume5
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 16 1995

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