MMP-1 Inhibitor Screening Kit (Fluorometric)

The Matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1, Interstitial collagenase, fibroblast collagenase) is a member of a multigene family of calcium-dependent, zinc-containing endoproteinases, the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). The MMPs are responsible for the degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM) including collagens, elastins, gelatin, matrix glycoproteins and proteoglycan during normal development and disease processes. MMPs are regulated by hormones, growth factors and cytokines. MMP-1 belongs to the subclass, the collagenases, and along with MMP-8, and MMP-13 are the only members of the MMP family that are capable of degrading the types I, II and III interstitial collagens with high efficiency. These collagens are primarily found in bone, cartilage and skin. In BioVision’s MMP-1 Inhibitor Screening Kit, MMP-1 hydrolyzes a specific FRET substrate to release a quenched fluorescent group, which can be detected at Ex/Em = 490/520nm. In presence of potent MMP-1 inhibitors the clevage of substrate will be inhibited or stopped. The kit provides a rapid, simple, sensitive, and reliable test suitable as a high throughput screening assay of MMP-1 inhibitors. For comparison of the relative efficacy of test inhibitors, a control inhibitor, GM 6001 (IC₅₀ = 0.4 nM for MMP-1) is included.

• Detection method: Fluorescence (Ex/Em 490/520 nm) • Applications: The kit can be used to screen inhibitors of MMP:1.

• Simple procedure; takes ~ 35-45 minutes • Fast and convenient • The assay is simple, reliable and ensures accuracy and consistency when working with multiple samples.

MMP1

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• Assay Buffer • Substrate • MMP-1 Enzyme • Inhibitor Control (5 µM GM 6001)

-20°C

gel pack

12 months

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Test inhibitors for MMP-1

Tissue, pathway, proteinase, peptidase, protease ,acrosin, lipoprotein, activator, caspase, trypsin, papain, esterase inhibitors are proteins or receptor ligands or receptor antagonists that bind to an enzyme receptor and decreases its activity. Since blocking an enzyme's activity can kill a pathogen or correct a metabolic imbalance, many drugs are enzyme inhibitors. Not all receptor antagonist that bind to enzymes are inhibitors; enzyme activator ligands or agonists bind to enzymes and increase their enzymatic activity, while enzyme substrates bind and are converted to products in the normal catalytic cycle of the enzyme.