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SUBMITTER: Choi SE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3842171 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Choi Sun Ea SE Weerasinghe Sujith V W SV Pflum Mary Kay H MK
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters 20110812 20
The FDA-approved drug suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA, Vorinostat) was modified to improve its selectivity for a single histone deaetylase (HDAC) isoform. We show that attaching an ethyl group at the C3 position transforms SAHA from nonselective to an HDAC6-selective inhibitor. Theses results indicate that small structural changes in SAHA can significantly influence selectivity, which will lead future anti-cancer design efforts targeting HDAC proteins. ...[more]