CAS Number: 88191-84-8
Molecular Weight: 382.46
Salt Form: N/A
Purity: >96%
Sequence (3-letter): Z-Val-Phe-CHO, Z-Val-Phe-H
Sequence (1-letter): Z-VF-CHO
Storage: -20 °C or below
Solubility: DMSO to 25 mg/mL
Calpain Inhibitor III is a potent, cell-permeable inhibitor of calpain I and II (Ki = 8 nM) in addition to cathepsin B (Ki = 24 nM). Calpains are calcium-dependent cysteine proteases involved in a wide range of physiological processes. Calpain inhibitors can protect against necrotic neuronal death and, to a lesser extent, apoptotic death. Calpain inhibitors are useful tools for studying diseases, especially those involving neurodegeneration. Calpain Inhibitor III has been shown to inhibit neurofilament degradation in neurodegenerative diseases.
References
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