Ac-Ile-Glu-Thr-Asp-pNA

• CAT Number: I045781
• CAS Number: 219138-21-3
• Molecular Formula: C27H38N6O12
• Molecular Weight: 638.62
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: (4S)-4-[[(2S,3S)-2-acetamido-3-methylpentanoyl]amino]-5-[[(2S,3R)-1-[[(2S)-3-carboxy-1-(4-nitroanilino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl]amino]-3-hydroxy-1-oxobutan-2-yl]amino]-5-oxopentanoic acid
• InChI: InChI=1S/C27H38N6O12/c1-5-13(2)22(28-15(4)35)26(42)30-18(10-11-20(36)37)24(40)32-23(14(3)34)27(43)31-19(12-21(38)39)25(41)29-16-6-8-17(9-7-16)33(44)45/h6-9,13-14,18-19,22-23,34H,5,10-12H2,1-4H3,(H,28,35)(H,29,41)(H,30,42)(H,31,43)(H,32,40)(H,36,37)(H,38,39)/t13-,14+,18-,19-,22-,23-/m0/s1
• InChIKey: FHURKTIGZAIQGR-BQCLNCLCSA-N
• SMILES: CCC(C)C(C(=O)NC(CCC(=O)O)C(=O)NC(C(C)O)C(=O)NC(CC(=O)O)C(=O)NC1=CC=C(C=C1)[N+](=O)[O-])NC(=O)C

Ac-Ile-Glu-Thr-Asp-pNA is a substrate for caspase-8. Caspase-8 binds to and cleaves the Ile-Glu-Thr-Asp (IETD) peptide sequence to release p-nitroalinide, which can be quantified by colorimetric detection at 405 nm as a measure of enzyme activity[1].

Reference

[1]. Smith GK, et al. Expression, preparation, and high-throughput screening of caspase-8: discovery of redox-based and steroid diacid inhibition. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2002;399(2):195-205.
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