Chemical Name:Benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp(OMe)-fluoromethylketone
Biological Activity:
Cell-permeable,
irreversible pan-caspase inhibitor. Inhibits caspase processing and apoptosis
induction in tumour cells in vitro (IC50 = 0.0015-5.8 μM). Active in vivo.
Slee et al (1996) Benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp
(OMe) fluoromethylketone (Z-VAD.FMK) inhibits apoptosis by blocking the
processing of CPP32. Biochem.J. 315 21. Kunstleet al (1997)
ICE-protease inhibitors block murine liver injury and apoptosis caused by CD95
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32608. Kinget al (1998) Processing/activation of caspases, -3
and -7 and -8 but not caspase-2, in the induction of apoptosis in B-chronic
lyphocytic leukemia cells. Leukemia 12 1553.