Ac-Tyr-Val-Ala-Asp-AFC (Caspase 1 (ICE) Substrate) - 25 mg

CAS Number: 219137-85-6Molecular Weight: 719.24Salt Form: N/APurity: >96%Sequence (3-letter): Ac-Tyr-Val-Ala-Asp-AFCSequence (1-letter): Ac-YVAD-AFCStorage: -20 °C or belowSolubility: DMSO 10 mg/mLAc-YVAD-AFC is a fluorogenic substrate for caspase-1 and caspase-4. Reactions are monitored by measuring an increase in fluorescence signal due to AFC cleavage. The excitation and emission maxima for AFC are 400 nm and 505 nm respectively.References1. Deveraux Q.L. et al. (1997) “X-linked IAP is a direct inhibitor of cell-death proteases” Nature 388: 300-304.2. Wang X. et al. (2003) “Minocycline inhibits caspase-independent and -dependent mitochondrial cell death pathways in models of Huntington's disease” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 100 (18): 10483–10487.