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Overview
Bz-Arg-OEt.HCl (Benzoyl-L-arginine ethyl ester hydrochloride) is a synthetic peptide substrate widely utilized in enzymatic assays. Its molecular formula is C14H21ClN4O3 and CAS number is 607-98-1.
Application
- Hematology: Serves as the primary chromogenic substrate for measuring plasmin, trypsin, and thrombin activities.
- Pharmaceutical R&D: Employed in high-throughput screening for anticoagulant drug discovery and inhibitor characterization.
- Diagnostics: Used in clinical laboratories to assess fibrinolytic system function via turbidimetric or spectrophotometric methods.
Precautions
- Storage: Maintain at -20°C in a desiccated environment to prevent hydrolysis.
- Safety: Handle with standard PPE; avoid inhalation of dust and skin contact due to potential irritancy.
- Usage: Intended strictly for in vitro diagnostic and research purposes, not for human therapeutic administration.