NCIt definition : An orally available phenylbutyrate-derived histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, with
potential antineoplastic activity. Upon oral administration, REC-2282 inhibits the
catalytic activity of HDAC, which results in an accumulation of highly acetylated
chromatin histones, the induction of chromatin remodeling and an altered pattern of
gene expression. This leads to the inhibition of tumor oncogene transcription, and
the selective transcription of tumor suppressor genes, which inhibits tumor cell division
and induces tumor cell apoptosis. HDAC, an enzyme upregulated in many tumor types,
deacetylates chromatin histone proteins.;
UNII : E0GG29V0AQ;
CAS number : 935881-37-1;
Molecule name : AR-42; OSU-HDAC42; HDAC-42; REC-2282;