αβ,α'β'-Diepoxyketones are mechanism-based inhibitors of nucleophilic cysteine enzymes
Description
Epoxides are an established class of electrophilic alkylating agents that react with nucleophilic protein residues. We report αβ,α'β'-diepoxyketones (DEKs) as a new type of mechanism-based inhibitors of nucleophilic cysteine enzymes. Studies with the