Pepstatin A is a specific inhibitor of L-aspartic Acid produced by actinomycetes. It can inhibit the activities of hemoglobin-pepsin, hemoglobin-proctase, casein-pepsin, casein-proctase, casein-acid protease and hemoglobin-acid protease. The IC50 values are 4.5 nM, 6.2 nM, 150 nM, 290 nM, respectively, 520nm and 260nm, and inhibit the activity of HIV protease.
Product Application
Can be used in conjunction with E64-d and Leupeptin A to inhibit the degradation of autophagic cargo inside autophagosomes. For this application, the working concentration is typically between 1-10 μM.
Specifications & Purity
≥97%
Biochemical and Physiological Mechanisms
Pepstatin A is an inhibitor of acid proteases (aspartyl peptidases). It forms a 1:1 complex with proteases such as pepsin, renin, cathepsin D, bovine chymosin, and protease B (Aspergillus niger). The inhibitor is highly selective and does not inhibit thio