Term Name: Ac-Tyr-Val-Ala-Asp-chloromethylketone
Synonyms: Ac-L-Tyr-L-Val-L-Ala-L-Asp-chloromethylketone, Ac-YVAD-cmk, N-acetyl-L-tyrosyl-L-valyl-N-[(2S)-1-carboxy-4-chloro-3-oxobutan-2-yl]-L-alaninamide, N-acetyl-tyrosinyl-valinyl-alanyl-aspartyl chloromethyl ketone, N-acetyl-tyrosyl-valyl-alanyl-aspartyl chloromethyl ketone, N-acetyltyrosinylvalinylalanylaspartylchloromethyl ketone
Definition: A tetrapeptide composed of L-tyrosine, L-valine, L-alanine, and L-aspartic acid joined in sequence by peptide linkages and in which the amino terminus in substituted by an acetyl group and the carboxy terminus is substituted by a chloromethyl group.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:230455]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: organochlorine compound tetrapeptide
has_functional_parent: L-alanine L-aspartic acid L-valine N-acetyl-L-tyrosine
has_role: EC 3.4.22.36 (caspase-1) inhibitor nephroprotective agent neuroprotective agent