| abstract |
This invention is directed generally to peptide compounds and salts, and particularly to peptide compounds and salts that are useful as protease substrates, such as matrix metalloprotease (“MMP”) substrates. This invention also is directed to methods for making such compounds and salts, as well as amino acids that may, for example, be used in such methods. This invention is further directed to methods for using such compounds and salts to, for example, evaluate the effectiveness of potential protease inhibitors and to detect or monitor a disease associated with protease activity. |