Description
Pepstatin A, min. 98 %, for biochemistry, Molar mass (M) 685,91 g/mol, Storage temp. -20 °C, CAS No. 26305-03-3, EC No. 247-600-0, Empirical formula C34H63N5O9
Isolated from streptomoycin and other actinomycetes.
Strong, highly selective inhibition. Inhibits pepsin, renin, cathepsin D, chymosin, protease B and also retroviral proteases. No inhibitive effect on thiolproteases, neutral proteases and serine proteases.Hardly toxic.
Directions for use
Working concentration: 0.5-1 µM.It may be necessary to add 10-50 % acetic acid to completely dissolve pepstatin A.