Z-DEVD-AFC

• CAT Number: I043954
• CAS Number: 1135416-11-3
• Molecular Formula: C36H38F3N5O14
• Molecular Weight: 821.71
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: (4S)-5-[[(2S)-1-[[(2S)-3-carboxy-1-oxo-1-[[2-oxo-4-(trifluoromethyl)chromen-7-yl]amino]propan-2-yl]amino]-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl]amino]-4-[[(2S)-3-carboxy-2-(phenylmethoxycarbonylamino)propanoyl]amino]-5-oxopentanoic acid
• InChI: InChI=1S/C36H38F3N5O14/c1-17(2)30(34(55)42-23(14-27(47)48)32(53)40-19-8-9-20-21(36(37,38)39)13-29(51)58-25(20)12-19)44-31(52)22(10-11-26(45)46)41-33(54)24(15-28(49)50)43-35(56)57-16-18-6-4-3-5-7-18/h3-9,12-13,17,22-24,30H,10-11,14-16H2,1-2H3,(H,40,53)(H,41,54)(H,42,55)(H,43,56)(H,44,52)(H,45,46)(H,47,48)(H,49,50)/t22-,23-,24-,30-/m0/s1
• InChIKey: JEPURZRNABGOCW-CQUCHYGKSA-N
• SMILES: CC(C)C(C(=O)NC(CC(=O)O)C(=O)NC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C(=CC(=O)O2)C(F)(F)F)NC(=O)C(CCC(=O)O)NC(=O)C(CC(=O)O)NC(=O)OCC3=CC=CC=C3

Z-DEVD-AFC is a cell-permeant substrate for caspase-3, which causes a shift in fluorescence uponcleavage of the AFC fluorophore. Z-DEVD-AFC can be used to detect caspase-3-like enzymes activity[1].

Reference

[1]. Santiago AR, et al. High glucose induces caspase-independent cell death in retinal neural cells. Neurobiol Dis. 2007;25(3):464-472.
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