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M4765

Sigma-Aldrich

N-Methoxysuccinyl-Ala-Ala-Pro-Val p-nitroanilide

elastase substrate

Synonym(s):

N-(Methoxysuccinyl)-L-alanyl-L-alanyl-L-prolyl-L-valine 4-nitroanilide, N-(Methoxysuccinyl)-Ala-Ala-Pro-Val 4-nitroanilide

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C27H38N6O9
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
590.63
Beilstein:
6266359
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.32

Quality Level

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

solubility

DMF: soluble 25 mg/mL, clear, colorless to light yellow

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

[H][C@]1(CCCN1C(=O)[C@H](C)NC(=O)[C@H](C)NC(=O)CCC(=O)OC)C(=O)N[C@@H](C(C)C)C(=O)Nc2ccc(cc2)[N+]([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C27H38N6O9/c1-15(2)23(26(38)30-18-8-10-19(11-9-18)33(40)41)31-25(37)20-7-6-14-32(20)27(39)17(4)29-24(36)16(3)28-21(34)12-13-22(35)42-5/h8-11,15-17,20,23H,6-7,12-14H2,1-5H3,(H,28,34)(H,29,36)(H,30,38)(H,31,37)/t16-,17-,20-,23-/m0/s1

InChI key

VLVGCNNWNUERRZ-OSAZLGQLSA-N

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Application

MeO-SucAAPVpNA has been used to measure neutrophil elastase activity:
  • in response to zinc supplementation using human and mice neutrophils in vitro
  • to determine the functional properties of aged neutrophils to assess their role in supporting metastasis
  • to determine the anti-elastase action of Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst

Biochem/physiol Actions

Human leukocyte elastase (HLE) is a serine proteinase associated with inflammation and tissue degradation. It is one of the most destructive proteases and its role in the development of pulmonary emphysema has been investigated. This peptide is selectively hydrolyzed by HLE, and other elastase of different species and cells. Cleavage of MeO-SucAPVVpNA by an elastase-like protease is critical for the synthesis of platelet-activating factor (PAF) induced by tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-1α (IL-1α). The rate of enzymatic hydrolysis of the substrate is followed by the increase in absorbance due to the release of 4-nitroaniline. The absorbance is routinely measured at 400 nm or higher.

Substrates

Substrate for human leukocyte elastase.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Hanife Ataoglu et al.
Clinical oral implants research, 13(5), 470-476 (2002-11-28)
The aim of this study was to determine interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) levels and neutrophil elastase (NE) activity in peri-implant crevicular fluid (PICF) of smoker and nonsmoker patients, and to investigate their relationships with clinical parameters. A total
Y M van der Geld et al.
Clinical and experimental immunology, 129(3), 562-570 (2002-08-29)
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) against proteinase 3 (PR3) are strongly associated with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) and are thought to be involved in its pathogenesis. Levels of PR3-ANCA do not always correspond to clinical disease activity. To investigate the relationship between
S C Wright et al.
Cancer research, 58(23), 5570-5576 (1998-12-16)
Studies on the mechanism of apoptosis in this laboratory support a model in which signal transduction involving caspase 3 leads to activation of a serine protease called Mr 24,000 apoptotic protease (AP24), which then induces internucleosomal DNA fragmentation in the
Rendong Fang et al.
Mucosal immunology, 12(5), 1092-1103 (2019-07-07)
It is widely accepted that inflammasomes protect the host from microbial pathogens by inducing inflammatory responses through caspase-1 activation. Here, we show that the inflammasome components ASC and NLRP3 are required for resistance to pneumococcal pneumonia, whereas caspase-1 and caspase-11
Hanh H Nguyen et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105(50), 19750-19755 (2008-12-10)
Indole-3-carbinol (I3C), a naturally occurring component of Brassica vegetables, such as broccoli, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts, induces a G(1) cell-cycle arrest of human breast cancer cells, although the direct cellular targets that mediate this process are unknown. Treatment of highly

Articles

Enzyme Explorer Product Application Index for Elastase. Leukocyte elastase is a 29KDa serine endoprotease of the Proteinase S1 Family. It exists as a single 238 amino acid-peptide chain with four disulfide bonds.

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