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When should I use protease inhibitors?

Posted March 21, 2024


Answer

One should use protease inhibitors whenever they are working with samples that contain proteases, such as cell lysates or tissue extracts. Adding protease inhibitors helps prevent the degradation of proteins by inhibiting the activity of proteases. Protease inhibitors have varying concentrations during their use. Their concentrations are given in the table below.

Additional resources

Protease Inhibitors 101: How They Work and How to Use Them

Proteases

Amplite® Universal Fluorimetric Protease Activity Assay Kit *Green Fluorescence*