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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2001
Hsuan-yin Lan-hargest, Fallston, MD (US);
Robert J. Kaufman, St. Louis, MO (US);
Norbert L Wiech, Phoenix, MD (US);
Hsuan-Yin Lan-Hargest, Fallston, MD (US);
Robert J. Kaufman, St. Louis, MO (US);
Norbert L Wiech, Phoenix, MD (US);
Errant Gene Therapeutics, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Histone deacetylase is a metallo-enzyme with zinc at the active site. Compounds having a zinc-binding moiety, such as, for example, a carboxylic acid group, can inhibit histone deacetylase. Histone deacetylase inhibition can repress gene expression, including expression of genes related to tumor suppression. Accordingly, inhibition of histone deacetylase can provide an alternate route for treating cancer, hematological disorders, e.g., hemoglobinopathies, and genetic related metabolic disorders, e.g., cystic fibrosis and adrenoleukodystrophy. Carboxylic acid-containing compounds having a terminal cyclic moiety, a carboxylic acid group, and a Chydrocarbon chain optionally containing at least one double bond, at least one triple bond, or at least one double bond and one triple bond linking the cyclic moiety and the carboxylic acid group are inhibitors of histone deacetylase.