Chemical Name:Benzyloxycarbonyl-Asp(OMe)-Glu(OMe)-Val-Asp(OMe)-fluoro
methylketone
Biological Activity:
Cell-permeable, irreversible
inhibitor of caspase-3/CPP32; inhibits tumour cell apoptosis. Neuroprotective
in rat hippocampus following seizures in vivo.
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