Product Description: Leupeptin (hemisulfate) (Standard) is the analytical standard of Leupeptin (hemisulfate). This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Leupeptin hemisulfate is a broad-spectrum, membrane-permeable protease inhibitor. Leupeptin hemisulfate potently inhibits serine, cysteine and threonine proteases. Leupeptin hemisulfate inhibits Mpro (the main protease of SARS-CoV-2) and also has anti-inflammatory activity[1][2][3].
Formula: C20H38N6O4.1/2H2SO4
References: [1]Fu L, et al. Mechanism of Microbial Metabolite Leupeptin in the Treatment of COVID-19 by Traditional Chinese Medicine Herbs. mBio. 2021 Oct 26;12(5):e0222021./[2]Haspel J, et al. Characterization of macroautophagic flux in vivo using a leupeptin-based assay. Autophagy. 2011 Jun;7(6):629-42./[3]Aoyagi T, et al. Biological activities of leupeptins. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 1969 Nov;22(11):558-68./[4]Aoyagi T, et al. Biological activities of leupeptins. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 1969 Nov;22(11):558-68.
CAS Number: 103476-89-7
Molecular Weight: 475.59
Research Area: Infection; Inflammation/Immunology
Target: Cathepsin;Reference Standards;Ser/Thr Protease;Virus Protease