Formulation | H2O |
MolecularWeight | |
Storage | -80°C |
Purity | HPLCandTLCanalysis |
Compound | |
Assay | N/A |
ShelfLife(properlystored) | 12months |
ChemicalFormula | |
ThestructureofdansylarginineN-(3-ethyl-1,5-pentanediyl)amide(DAPA)isillustrated.DAPAisapotentinhibitorofthrombinwhichexhibitsuniquechangesinitsfluorescentpropertieswhenboundtothrombin.
Overview:
DansylarginineN-(3-ethyl-1,5-pentanediyl)amide,morecommonlyreferredtoasDAPA,isapotent(Ki=10-7M)andspecificsyntheticthrombininhibitor(1).OfspecialinterestaretheuniquefluorescentpropertiescontributedbythedansylmoietyofDAPA.Whenboundtothrombin,thefluorescenceintensityandlifetimeofthedansylmoietyareincreasedthreefold.Theenhancementoffluorescenceintensity,coupledwithitsinhibitoryproperties,havemadethiscompoundextremelyusefulforstudiesinvolvingthrombingeneration(2-7).Inadditiontoanincreaseinfluorescenceintensityandlifetime,thereisadecreaseindepolarizationoftheexcitationsignalwhichalsosupportsfluorescencepolarizationstudies.
TheinhibitorpropertiesofDAPAalonehavebeenusefulinavarietyofapplications.DAPAisroutinelyusedasaproteaseinhibitorduringtheisolationofproteinsthataresusceptIBLetothrombincleavage.FurThermore,byeliminatingthefeedbackofthrombinactivityduringprothrombinactivation,theisolationofreactionintermediatessuchasfragment1.2,andmeizothrombinhavebeenmadepossible(7).
DAPAissynthesizedaccordingtheproceduredescribedbyNesheim,etal.(1).HPLC,TLCandspectralanalysesareusedtodeterminethepurityofthefinalproduct.DAPAissuppliedinwater.Whenproperlystoredat-20°Candprotectedfromlight,thecompoundisstableformanyyears.
Properties:
Formula | C25H39O3N6S1Cl1(reference#1) DansylarginineN-(3-ethyl-1,5-pentanediyl)amide | |||||
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Molecularweight | 539g/mole(1) | |||||
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Specialproperties | Aspecificandpotentthrombininhibitor(Ki=10-7M).Exhibitsa3-foldincreaseinfluorescenceintensityandlifetimewhenboundtothrombin. |