Cysteine Protease

CA-074 methyl ester (Cathepsin B Inhibitor IV) is a specific inhibitor of Cathepsin B with neuroprotective, anti-cancer, and anti-inflammatory effects.

Leupeptin hemisulfate is a protease inhibitor with cell membrane-permeable, reversible, competitive, and oral activities. Leupeptin hemisulfate inhibits the activity of Cathepsin B, Cathepsin H, and Cathepsin L, and blocks fusion of amphipathic lysosomes. Leupeptin hemisulfate also has anti-inflammatory activity.

LY 3000328 (Cathepsin S inhibitor) is a selective inhibitor of cathepsin S with IC50 values ​​of 7.7 and 1.67 nM for human and mouse cathepsin S, respectively. LY 3000328 (Cathepsin S inhibitor) may slow or prevent abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) expansion and or reduce the risk of AAA rupture by inhibiting cathepsin S-mediated degradation of extracellular matrix proteins, elastin and collagen.

N-Ethylmaleimide (NEM) is a reagent for alkylation of free sulfhydryl groups, a cysteine protease inhibitor used in experimental biochemistry. N-Ethylmaleimide is also a deubiquitinating enzyme inhibitor that specifically inhibits phosphate transport in mitochondria.

Phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride (PMSF (Phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride)) is an enzyme inhibitor that inactivates IRC-50 arvin, subtilisin, and the fatty acid synthetase complex.

ONO-5334 is a selective, orally active and potent histone K inhibitor with anti-SAR-COV-2 and anti-bone resorption activity for the study of osteoporosis.

Aloxistatin (E64d) is an inhibitor of cysteine protease with blood platelet aggregation inhibiting activity. Aloxistatin is an irreversible, membrane-permeable inhibitor of lysosomal and cytosolic cysteine proteases with the ability to inhibit calpain activity in intact platelets.

JNJ-10311795 (RWJ-355871) is a potent dual inhibitor of neutrophil elastase (Ki = 38 nM) and mast cell chymase (Ki = 2.3 nM) with significant anti-inflammatory activity, useful for studying pneumonia.

MIV-247 is a selective and potent inhibitor of cathepsin S (Kis 2.1, 4.2, and 7.5 nM for human, mouse, and wild monkey cathepsin S, respectively), which attenuates mechanical anomalies in preclinical models of neuropathic pain, and can be used to study cardiac muscle injury.

VBY-825 is a reversible inhibitor of cathepsin with high potency against cathepsins B, L, S and V.

E-64 (Proteinase inhibitor E 64) is an irreversible and specific inhibitor of cysteine proteases, exhibiting an IC50 of 9 nM for papain.

Dazcapistat is a potent calpain inhibitor with IC50s of <3 μM for calpain 1, calpain 2, and calpain 9, respectively.

MK-0674 is an orally available, selective and potent cathepsin K inhibitor (IC50: 0.4 nM) that inhibits Cat B, Cat F, Cat L, and Cat S. It can be used in metabolism-related diseases.

Calpeptin is a potent, cell-permeable calpain inhibitor.

Papain, a cysteine protease of the peptidase C1 family, is utilized in the food, pharmaceutical, textile, and cosmetic industries.

Petesicatib (RG 7625) is a small molecule histone-S (Cat-S) inhibitor for the study of primary dry syndrome and autoimmune diseases.

Aurantiamide acetate (Asperglaucide) was isolated from the fermentation broth of Aspergillus penicilloides for the first time. Aurantiamide acetate is a selective and orally active cathepsin inhibitor. Aurantiamide acetate has anti-inflammatory activities and can be used for the study of inflammatory diseases[1][2].

FMK 9a is an irreversible inhibitor of ATG4B with IC50 values of 80 and 73 nM in the TR-FRET and cellular-based LRA assays.

MG-101 (Calpain inhibitor I) is a cell-permeable and potent inhibitor of cysteine proteases including calpains and lysosomal cathepsins.

Cathepsin D and E FRET Substrate acetate is a fluorogenic substrate for cathepsins D and E but not for B, H, or L. Cathepsin D and E FRET Substrate acetate can be used in mechanistic studies on cathepsins D and E studies.

Isovalerylcarnitine (3-methylbutyrylcarnitine) is a small molecule compound produced by the catabolism of L-leucine and the accumulation of isovaleric acid. Isovalerylcarnitine is also a selective and effective calpain activator that can promote cell apoptosis. Isovalerylcarnitine is related to isovaleric acidemia and can be used as a marker of isovaleric acidemia.

Odanacatib is an inhibitor of cathepsin K with potential anti-osteoporotic activity.

Tacalcitol monohydrate(Curatoderm monohydrate), a vitamin D3 analog that promotes bone development by regulating calcium ions, can be used to study psoriasis.

Cathepsin Inhibitor 1 is an inhibitor of Cathepsin (L, L2, S, K, B) with pIC50 of 7.9, 6.7, 6.0, 5.5 and 5.2, respectively.