Pepstatin acetate  (Synonyms: Pepstatin A acetate)

Pepstatin (Pepstatin A) acetate is a specific, orally active aspartic protease inhibitor produced by actinomycetes, with IC₅₀s of 4.5 nM, 6.2 nM, 150 nM, 290 nM, 520 nM and 260 nM for hemoglobin-pepsin, hemoglobin-proctase, casein-pepsin, casein-proctase, casein-acid protease and hemoglobin-acid protease, respectively. Pepstatin acetate also inhibits HIV protease^[1][2].

IC₅₀: 4.5 nM (Hemoglobin-pepsin), 6.2 nM (Hemoglobin-proctase), 150 nM (Casein-pepsin), 260 nM (Hemoglobin-acid protease), 290 nM (Casein-proctase), 520 nM (Casein-acid protease)^[1]

Pepstatin (Pepstatin A) (7 μM; 48 h) affects the intracellular processing of HIV-specific gag protein^[2].

MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.

Pepstatin (Pepstatin A) has a very low toxicity, with LD₅₀s of 1090 mg/kg, 875 mg/kg, 820 mg/kg and 450 mg/kg for mice, rats, rabbits, and dogs by i.p. route, and > 2000 mg/kg for all species by oral route^[1].
Pepstatin (0.5-50 mg/kg, p.o.) suppresses stomach ulceration of the pylorus in ligated Shay rats^[1].

MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.

745.94

C₃₆H₆₇N₅O₁₁

28575-34-0

{Ac}-VV-{Sta}-A-{Sta}

Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.

Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.

• [1]. Umezawa H, et al. Pepstatin, a new pepsin inhibitor produced by Actinomycetes. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 1970 May;23(5):259-62.  [Content Brief]

  [2]. Seelmeier S, et al. Human immunodeficiency virus has an aspartic-type protease that can be inhibited by pepstatin A. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1988 Sep;85(18):6612-6.  [Content Brief]