Calpain
Calpains are a group of calcium-sensitive cysteine proteases that are ubiquitously expressed in mammals. Structurally, calpains contain two subunits; an 80 kDa catalytic subunit and a 28 kDa regulatory subunit that functions as a chaperone to stabilize the 80 kDa structure.
Products for Calpain
- Cat.No. Product Name Information/Activity
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BCC2350
Acetyl-Calpastatin (184-210) (human)
Selective calpain inhibitor
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BCC2351
Calpeptin
Calpeptin is a potent, cell penetrating calpain inhibitor, with an ID50 of 40 nM for Calpain I in human platelets. Calpeptin is also an inhibitor of cathepsin K.
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BCC1222
E-64
E-64 (Proteinase inhibitor E 64) is a potent irreversible inhibitor against general cysteine proteases with IC50 of 9 nM for papain.
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BCC2352
MDL 28170
MDL-28170 (Calpain Inhibitor III) is a potent, selective and membrane-permeable cysteine protease inhibitor of calpain that rapidly penetrates the blood-brain barrier following systemic administration. MDL-28170 also block γ-secretase.
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BCC1233
Calpain Inhibitor I, ALLN
MG-101 is a potent inhibitor of cysteine proteases which inhibits calpain I, calpain II, cathepsin B and cathepsin L with Kis of 190, 220, 150 and 500 pM, respectively.
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BCC1227
MG-132
MG-132 (Z-Leu-leu-leu-al) is a potent proteasome and calpain inhibitor with IC50s of 100 nM and 1.2 μM, respectively. MG-132 effectively blocks the proteolytic activity of the 26S proteasome complex. MG-132, a peptide aldehyde, also is an autophagy activator. MG-132 also induces apoptosis.
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BCC2353
PD 150606
PD 150606 is a selective, cell-permeable non-peptide calpain inhibitor with Ki values of 0.21 μM and 0.37 μM for μ- and m-calpains respectively, which is neuroprotective.
