A colorimetric substrate for caspase-3 (Km = 9.7 μM), CCP-32 and related cysteine proteases. Sequence is based on the P1-P4 tetrapeptide cleavage site of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) and includes Asp216. Caspase-3 is the protease responsible for the cleavage of PARP. Also a substrate for caspase-6, caspase-7, caspase-8, and caspase-10. Cleavage of pNA is monitored colorimetrically at ~405 nm. |