Chaetocin, histone lysine methyltransferase inhibitor

Key facts

CAS number

28097-03-2

Purity

>98%

Form

Solid

form

Molecular weight

696.8 Da

Molecular formula

C₃₀H₂₈N₆O₆S₄

PubChem

161591

Nature

Synthetic

Solubility

Soluble in DMSO to 10 mM

Biochemical name

Chaetocin from Chaetomium minutum

Biological description

Specific inhibitor of the lysine-specific methyltransferase SU (VAR)3-9 both in vitro and in vivo. It displays potent antimyeloma activity in IL-6-dependent myeloma cell lines. Its antimyeloma activity appears to be due to induction of oxidative stress and consequent apoptosis.

Canonical smiles

CN1C(=O)C23CC4(C(N2C(=O)C1(SS3)CO)NC5=CC=CC=C54)C67CC89C(=O)N(C(C(=O)N8C6NC1=CC=CC=C71)(SS9)CO)C

InChi

InChI=1S/C30H28N6O6S4/c1-33-21(39)27-11-25(15-7-3-5-9-17(15)31-19(25)35(27)23(41)29(33,13-37)45-43-27)26-12-28-22(40)34(2)30(14-38,46-44-28)24(42)36(28)20(26)32-18-10-6-4-8-16(18)26/h3-10,19-20,31-32,37-38H,11-14H2,1-2H3

InChiKey

PZPPOCZWRGNKIR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

IUPAC Name

14-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[14-(hydroxymethyl)-18-methyl-13,17-dioxo-15,16-dithia-10,12,18-triazapentacyclo[12.2.2.01,12.03,11.04,9]octadeca-4,6,8-trien-3-yl]-18-methyl-15,16-dithia-10,12,18-triazapentacyclo[12.2.2.01,12.03,11.04,9]octadeca-4,6,8-triene-13,17-dione