pyroxamide

Description: Pyroxamide is a synthetic analogue of hydroxamic acid with antineoplastic properties, Pyroxamide inhibits histone deacetylases involved in transcription; induces hyperacetylation of core histones, modulating chromatin structure and affecting transcription of some genes that inhibit tumor growth; and induces growth arrest and apoptosis. Pyroxamide is used in clinical studies for cancer chemotherapy. References: Einsiedel HG, Kawan L, Eckert C, Witt O, Fichtner I, Henze G, Seeger K. Histone deacetylase inhibitors have antitumor activity in two NOD/SCID mouse models of B-cell precursor childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia. 2006 Aug; 20(8):1435-6. Epub 2006 Jun 29. PubMed PMID: 16810202.