NCIt related terms : 1-Ethyl-2-[[-ethyl-5-(3-methyl-2(3H)-benzothiazolylidene)-4-oxo-2-thiazolidinylidene]methyl]pyridinium
Chloride;
NCIt definition : A synthetic heterocyclic pyridinium compound. MKT-077 is a water soluble lipophilic
cationic molecule and an analog of rhodacyanine dye, which partitions into tumor cell
mitochondria where it is thought to act as a metabolic poison, leading to G1 arrest
and apoptosis. This agent also shows selective cytotoxicity to cancer cells mediated
by its binding to the hsp70 family protein mot-2 and reactivation of tumor suppressor
p53 function.;