Illudalic acid is a potent and selective Leukocyte antigen-related (LAR) phosphatase inhibitor with an IC50 value of 1.30 μM. Illudalic acid inhibits LAR phosphatase through covalent ligation to the catalytic cysteine residue[1][2].
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