Product Description: Calpeptin (Standard) is the analytical standard of Calpeptin. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Calpeptin is a potent, cell penetrating calpain inhibitor, with an ID50 of 40 nM for Calpain I in human platelets[1]. Calpeptin is also an inhibitor of cathepsin K[2].
Formula: C20H30N2O4
References: [1]Tsujinaka T, et al. Synthesis of a new cell penetrating calpain inhibitor (calpeptin). Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1988 Jun 30;153(3):1201-8./[2]Catalano JG, et al. Design of small molecule ketoamide-based inhibitors of cathepsin K. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2004 Feb 9;14(3):719-22./[3]Tabata C, et al. The calpain inhibitor calpeptin prevents pulmonary fibrosis in mice. Clin Exp Immunol. 2010 Dec;162(3):560-7.
CAS Number: 117591-20-5
Molecular Weight: 362.46
Research Area: Inflammation/Immunology
Target: Apoptosis;Cathepsin;Proteasome;Reference Standards