Tosyllysine chloromethylketone (TLCK) is an active site-directed agent that inhibits serine proteinases with trypsin-like activity. TLCK may also act non-selectively with thiol groups and thereby inhibit cysteine proteinases and other enzymes.1 To prevent proteolytic degradation, TLCK may be used in protein purification protocols.2 TLCK selectively inactiviates clostripain obtained from C. histolyticum.3
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Griscavage, J.M., Wilk, S., and Ignarro, L.J. Serine and cysteine proteinase inhibitors prevent nitric oxide production by activated macrophages by interfering with transcription of the inducible NO synthase gene. Biochem Biophys Res Commun215(2)721-729(1995).
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Urban, M.K., Franklin, S.G., and Zweidler, A. Isolation and characterization of the histone variants in chicken erythrocytes. Biochemistry18(18)3952-3960(1979).
3
Józwiak, J., Komar, A., Jankowska, E., et al. Inhibition of Clostridium histolyticum supernatant cytotoxic activity by protease inhibitors. Enzyme Microb Technol3928-31(2006).
Griscavage, J.M., Wilk, S., and Ignarro, L.J. Serine and cysteine proteinase inhibitors prevent nitric oxide production by activated macrophages by interfering with transcription of the inducible NO synthase gene. Biochem Biophys Res Commun215(2)721-729(1995).
Urban, M.K., Franklin, S.G., and Zweidler, A. Isolation and characterization of the histone variants in chicken erythrocytes. Biochemistry18(18)3952-3960(1979).
Józwiak, J., Komar, A., Jankowska, E., et al. Inhibition of Clostridium histolyticum supernatant cytotoxic activity by protease inhibitors. Enzyme Microb Technol3928-31(2006).
Tosyllysine Chloromethyl Ketone (hydrochloride) is available in the following screening
library: