Azapeptides as inhibitors and active site titrants for cysteine proteinases

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1344-1351

  Xing, Ruye ^a   Hanzlik, Robert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; N (ACETYL L PHENYLALANINYL)AZAGLYCINE PHENYL ESTER; N (ACETYL L PHENYLALANYL)AZAGLYCINE 4 NITROPHENYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG CONFORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME INACTIVATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PROTEINASE INHIBITION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CATHEPSIN B; CATTLE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; ESTERS; HYDRAZINES; KINETICS; PAPAIN; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032499279     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm970802d     Document Type: Article

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