Novel uracil-based 2-aminoanilide and 2-aminoanilide-like derivatives: Histone deacetylase inhibition and in-cell activities

A novel series of non-hydroxamate HDAC inhibitors (HDACi) showing a uracil group at the left and a 2-aminoanilide/2-aminoanilide-like portion at the right head have been reported. In particular, the new compounds incorporating a 2-aminoanilide moiety behaved as class I-selective HDACi. Compound 8, the most potent and class I-selective, showed weak apoptosis (higher than MS-275) joined to cytodifferentiating activity on U937 cells. Surprisingly, the highest differentiation was observed with 13, through an effect that seems to be unrelated to HDAC inhibition.

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