Chemical Name:N-[4-(4-Morpholinyl)butyl]-2-benzofurancarboxamide
hydrochloride
Biological Activity:
Selective inhibitor of MMP-13 (89% inhibition at
10 μg/mL)
that displays no activity at MMP-1, MMP-9 or TACE. Inhibits in vitro invasion
by the human pituitary adenoma cell line HP75.
Chenet al
(2000) Structure-based design of a novel, potent, and selective inhibitor for
MMP-13 utilizing NMR spectroscopy and computer-aided molecular design.
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alpha, IL6 and MMP13 are required for invasion by the human pituitary cell line
HP75. Endocrine Abstr. 5 122.