Term Name: | leupeptin |
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Synonyms: | Ac-L-Leu-L-Leu-L-Arg-H, Ac-Leu-Leu-Arg-H, Ac-Leu-Leu-argininal, Ac-LLR-H, acetyl-L-leucyl-L-leucyl-L-argininal, N-acetyl-L-leucyl-L-leucyl-L-argininal, N-acetyl-L-leucyl-N-[(2S)-5-carbamimidamido-1-oxopentan-2-yl]-L-leucinamide, N-acetyl-leucylleucylargininal |
Definition: | A tripeptide composed of N-acetylleucyl, leucyl and argininal residues joined in sequenceby peptide linkages. It is an inhibitor of the calpains, a family of calcium-activated proteases which promote cell death. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:6426] ( EBI ) |