Pepstatin
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pepstatin-304-8812865
title:
Pepstatin
text:
Pepstatin is a potent inhibitor of aspartyl proteases. It is a hexa-peptide containing the unusual amino acid statine, having the sequence Isovaleryl-Val-Val-Sta-Ala-Sta (Iva-Val-Val-Sta-Ala-Sta). It was originally isolated from cultures of various species of Actinomyces due to its ability to inhibit pepsin at picomolar concentrations. It was later found to inhibit nearly all acid proteases with high potency and, as such, has become a valuable research tool, as well as a common constituent of pr
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Chemical compound
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepstatin
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date modified:
2023-10-31T07:22:03Z
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