Calmodulinantagonist-1 (W-7) is a calmodulin (CaM) antagonist that effectively inhibits calmodulin-activated Ca 2+ -phosphodiesterase (PDE) with an IC 50 of 28 μM. This compound also competitively inhibits trypsin-treated Ca 2+ -PDE with respect to cyclic GMP, exhibiting an IC 50 of 375 μM and a K i value of 300 μM.