Synthetic peptide that irreversibly inhibits ICE-family protease/caspase activity and blocks apoptosis. The inhibitor is designed as a methyl ester to facilitate cell permeability.
Product Details
| Alternative Name: | Caspase family inhibitor (fluoromethylketone) |
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| Sequence: | Z-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethylketone |
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| Formula: | C22H30FN3O7 |
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| MW: | 467.5 |
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| Source: | Synthetic |
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| Formulation: | Liquid. In DMSO. |
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| Purity: | ≥99% (TLC) |
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| Shipping: | Blue Ice |
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| Long Term Storage: | -20°C |
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| Technical Info/Product Notes: | We recommend a final concentration of 2-10µM for inhibiting caspase activity in Jurkat cell culture. The optimal doses may vary for different cells and culture conditions. |
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| Regulatory Status: | RUO - Research Use Only |
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Figure: Apoptosis was induced in Jurkat cells with camptothecin (2µM) for 6 hours in the presence of various concentrations of Z-VAD-FMK (Prod. No.
ALX-260-138). Caspase activity was measured using Caspase-3 Fluorometric Assay Kit (Prod. No.
ALX-850-216) according to the kit instructions."
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