| Assay Method Information | |
| | Inhibition Assay |
| Description: | The capacities of compounds of the present invention to inhibit the activity of cathepsins B, H, K, L, and S were measured in similar assays. Boc-Leu-Arg-Arg-AMC (20 μM) in sodium acetate buffer (50 mM, pH 5.5) containing DTT (1 mM) and EDTA (2 mM) was used for the Cathepsin B assay. L-Arg-AMC (20 μM) in sodium acetate buffer (50 mM, pH 5.5) containing DTT (1 mM) and EDTA (2 mM) was used for the Cathepsin H assay. Z-Phe-Arg-AMC (10 μM) in HEPES buffer (50 mM, pH 7.4) containing DTT (2.5 mM) and EDTA (1 mM) was used for the Cathepsin K assay. Z-Phe-Arg-AMC (20 μM) in sodium acetate buffer (50 mM, pH 5.5) containing DTT (1 mM) and EDTA (2 mM) was used for the Cathepsin L assay. Z-Leu-Arg-AMC (10 μM) in sodium acetate buffer (25 mM, pH 4.5) containing DTT (2.5 mM) and NaCl (50 mM) was used for the Cathepsin S assay. The capacities of the compounds to inhibit the activity of cathepsins F, V, and Z were also measured. The activity of lysine gingipain were measured in a fluorogenic assay. Fluorogenic substrate: 10 μM Z-His-Glu-Lys-MCA. Time=90 minutes. Temperature=37° C. Each compound: 10 concentrations, starting at either 100 μM or 100 nM, with lower concentrations generated by serial 3-fold dilutions. By testing a range of concentrations for each compound, the concentration required to inhibit the activity of lysine gingipain by 50% (the IC50) was determined. |
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