For research use only.
Storage
3 years,-20°C,powder
1 years,-80°C,in solvent
Description
Leupeptin Hemisulfate is a reversible inhibitor of and . It inhibits cathepsin B (Ki = 6 nM), calpain (Ki = 10 nM), trypsin (Ki = 35 nM), plasmin (Ki = 3.4 μM), and kallikrein (Ki = 19 μM), and has no effect against chymotrypsin, elastase, renin, or pepsin.
In vitro
Leupeptin, produced by various species of actinomycetes, strongly inhibit proteolysis. Leupeptin hemisulfate protects tubulin from endogenous proteolytic activities during the isolation procedure and results in increased tubulin purity. Leupeptin hemisulfate could restore up to 50% of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) expression in cell suspension cultures.
Synonyms
L-Leucinamide, N-acetyl-L-leucyl-N-[(1S)-4-[(aminoiminomethyl)amino]-1-formylbutyl]-, sulfate (2:1)
L-Leucinamide, N-acetyl-L-leucyl-N-[4-[(aminoiminomethyl)amino]-1-formylbutyl]-, (S)-, sulfate (2:1)
Leupeptin hemisulfate