Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, USA. steve_colletti@merck.com
Abstract:
Recently isolated at Merck, apicidin inhibits both mammalian and protozoan histone deacetylases (HDACs). The conversion of apicidin, a nonselective nanomolar inhibitor of HDACs, into a series of picomolar indole-modified and parasite-selective tryptophan-replacement analogues is described within this structure-activity study.