CHEBI:6426 - leupeptin

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ChEBI Name leupeptin
ChEBI ID CHEBI:6426
Definition A tripeptide composed of N-acetylleucyl, leucyl and argininal residues joined in sequenceby peptide linkages. It is an inhibitor of the calpains, a family of calcium-activated proteases which promote cell death.
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Formula C20H38N6O4
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 426.554
Monoisotopic Mass 426.29545
InChI InChI=1S/C20H38N6O4/c1-12(2)9-16(24-14(5)28)19(30)26-17(10-13(3)4)18(29)25-15(11-27)7-6-8-23-20(21)22/h11-13,15-17H,6-10H2,1-5H3,(H,24,28)(H,25,29)(H,26,30)(H4,21,22,23)/t15-,16-,17-/m0/s1
InChIKey GDBQQVLCIARPGH-ULQDDVLXSA-N
SMILES C([C@@H](NC([C@@H](NC([C@@H](NC(C)=O)CC(C)C)=O)CC(C)C)=O)CCCNC(=N)N)(=O)[H]
Metabolite of Species Details
Streptomyces exfoliatus (NCBI:txid1905) of strain SMF13 See: PubMed
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted base
A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Bronsted acid).
(via organic amino compound )
Biological Role(s): serine protease inhibitor
Any protease inhibitor that restricts the action of a serine protease.
calpain inhibitor
An EC 3.4.22.* (cysteine endopeptidase) inhibitor that interferes with the action of any calpain.
bacterial metabolite
Any prokaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in bacteria.
cathepsin B inhibitor
A cysteine protease inhibitor which inhibits cathepsin B (EC 3.4.22.1).
EC 3.4.21.4 (trypsin) inhibitor
An EC 3.4.21.* (serine endopeptidase) inhibitor that interferes with the action of trypsin (EC 3.4.21.4).
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing leupeptin (CHEBI:6426) has role bacterial metabolite (CHEBI:76969)
leupeptin (CHEBI:6426) has role calpain inhibitor (CHEBI:82824)
leupeptin (CHEBI:6426) has role cathepsin B inhibitor (CHEBI:64932)
leupeptin (CHEBI:6426) has role EC 3.4.21.4 (trypsin) inhibitor (CHEBI:76940)
leupeptin (CHEBI:6426) has role serine protease inhibitor (CHEBI:64926)
leupeptin (CHEBI:6426) is a aldehyde (CHEBI:17478)
leupeptin (CHEBI:6426) is a tripeptide (CHEBI:47923)
leupeptin (CHEBI:6426) is conjugate base of leupeptin(1+) (CHEBI:192489)
Incoming leupeptin(1+) (CHEBI:192489) is conjugate acid of leupeptin (CHEBI:6426)
IUPAC Name
N-acetyl-L-leucyl-N-[(2S)-5-carbamimidamido-1-oxopentan-2-yl]-L-leucinamide
Synonyms Sources
Ac-L-Leu-L-Leu-L-Arg-H ChEBI
Ac-Leu-Leu-Arg-H ChEBI
Ac-Leu-Leu-argininal ChEBI
Ac-LLR-H ChEBI
acetyl-L-leucyl-L-leucyl-L-argininal ChEBI
N-acetyl-L-leucyl-L-leucyl-L-argininal ChEBI
N-acetyl-leucylleucylargininal ChEBI
Manual Xrefs Databases
C01591 KEGG COMPOUND
HMDB0254042 HMDB
Leupeptin Wikipedia
LEUPEPTIN MetaCyc
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
2402463 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
24140639 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
55123-66-5 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
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24 June 2022