Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: N-acetyl-L-valyl-L-α-aspartyl-L-valyl-L-alanyl-N-[2-oxo-4-(trifluoromethyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-7-yl]-L-α-asparagine, trifluoroacetate salt
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C33H41F3N6O12 • XCF3COOH
Formula Weight: 770,7
Shelf life (days): 1460
Notes: Ac-VDVAD-AFC is a fluorogenic substrate for caspase-2.{25871,7213} Upon enzymatic cleavage by caspase-2, 7-amino-4-trifluoromethylcoumarin (AFC) is released and its fluorescence can be used to quantify caspase-2 activity. AFC displays excitation/emission maxima of 400/505 nm, respectively.