Frey Robin R, Wada Carol K, Garland Robert B, Curtin Michael L, Michaelides Michael R, Li Junling, Pease Lori J, Glaser Keith B, Marcotte Patrick A, Bouska Jennifer J, Murphy Shannon S, Davidsen Steven K
Cancer Research, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2002 Dec 2;12(23):3443-7. doi: 10.1016/s0960-894x(02)00754-0.
Trifluoromethyl ketones were found to be inhibitors of histone deacetylases (HDACs). Optimization of this series led to the identification of submicromolar inhibitors such as 20 that demonstrated antiproliferative effects against the HT1080 and MDA 435 cell lines.