| Bioactivity | CA-074 is a potent inhibitor of cathepsin B with a Ki of 2 to 5 nM. | |||||||||
| Target | Ki: 2 to 5 nM (Cathepsin B) | |||||||||
| Invitro | CA-074 is a synthetic analogue of E-64, a natural peptidyl epoxide that irreversibly inhibits most known lysosomal cysteine proteinases, and is developed by means of rational drug design, exploiting the dipeptidylcarboxypeptidase activity of cathepsin B. CA-074 can be used to selectively inhibit cathepsin B within living cells, as long as the experimental conditions permit significant fluid-phase endocytosis of the drug[2]. CA-074 inhibits cathepsin B with a Ki of 2 to 5 nM, whereas the initial Kis for cathepsin H and L are about 40-200 μM. CA-074 exhibits 10000-30000 times greater inhibitory effects on purified rat cathepsin B than on cathepsin H and L[1]. | |||||||||
| In Vivo | Intraperitoneally injection of compound CA-074 into rats potently and selectively inhibits cathepsin B activity[1]. Intravenously administration of CA-074 immediately after the ischaemic insult saves 67% of CA1 neurons from delayed neuronal death on day 5 in eight monkeys undergoing 20 min brain ischaemia: the extent of inhibition is excellent in three of eight and good in five of eight monkeys[3]. | |||||||||
| Name | CA-074 | |||||||||
| CAS | 134448-10-5 | |||||||||
| Formula | C18H29N3O6 | |||||||||
| Molar Mass | 383.44 | |||||||||
| Appearance | Solid | |||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | |||||||||
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| Reference | [1]. Towatari T, et al. Novel epoxysuccinyl peptides. A selective inhibitor of cathepsin B, in vivo. FEBS Lett. 1991 Mar 25;280(2):311-5. [2]. Montaser M, et al. CA-074, but not its methyl ester CA-074Me, is a selective inhibitor of cathepsin B within living cells. Biol Chem. 2002 Jul-Aug;383(7-8):1305-8. [3]. Yamashima T, et al. Inhibition of ischaemic hippocampal neuronal death in primates with cathepsin B inhibitor CA-074: a novel strategy for neuroprotection based on 'calpain-cathepsin hypothesis'. Eur J Neurosci. 1998 May;10(5):1723-33. |