Product Description: LHVS is a potent, non-selective, irreversible, cell-permeable cysteine protease and cathepsin inhibitor. LHVS decreases actin ring formation. LHVS inhibits T. gondii invasion with an IC50 of 10 μM[1][2][3].
Applications: Neuroscience-Neuromodulation
Formula: C28H37N3O5S
References: [1]Wilson SR, et al. Cathepsin K activity-dependent regulation of osteoclast actin ring formation and bone resorption. J Biol Chem. 2009 Jan 23;284(4):2584-92./[2]Teo CF, et al.Cysteine protease inhibitors block Toxoplasma gondii microneme secretion and cell invasion. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2007 Feb;51(2):679-88./[3]Riese RJ, et al. Essential role for cathepsin S in MHC class II-associated invariant chain processing and peptide loading. Immunity. 1996 Apr;4(4):357-66./[4]Barclay J, et al. Role of the cysteine protease cathepsin S in neuropathic hyperalgesia. Pain. 2007 Aug;130(3):225-234./[5]Clark AK, et al. Inhibition of spinal microglial cathepsin S for the reversal of neuropathic pain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Jun 19;104(25):10655-60.
CAS Number: 170111-28-1
Molecular Weight: 527.68
Compound Purity: 98.03
Research Area: Infection; Neurological Disease
Solubility: DMSO : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic)
Target: Cathepsin;Parasite