Description
AK-1isaninhibitorofsirtuin2(SIRT2);sirtuinsareconsideredclassIIIhistonedeacetylases(HDACs).AK-1exhibitsneuroprotectiveandanticanceractivities.ThiscompoundpreventssomehippocampalneurodegenerationinanimalmodelsofAlzheimer’sdisease.AK-1alsoinducescellcyclearrestincoloncarcinomacellsbydownregulatingexpressionofSnail.
References
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Spires-JonesTL,FoxLM,RozkalneA,etal.InhibitionofSirtuin2withSulfobenzoicAcidDerivativeAK1isNon-ToxicandPotentiallyNeuroprotectiveinaMouseModelofFrontotemporalDementia.FrontPharmacol.2012Mar12;3:42.PMID:22416232.