Uses
GGTI-2154 hydrochloride is a potent and selective inhibitor geranylgeranyltransferase I (GGTase I), with an IC50 of 21 nM. GGTI-2154 hydrochloride shows more than 200-fold selectivity for GGTase I over FTase (IC50=5600 nM). GGTI-2154 hydrochloride can be used for the research of cancer[1][2].
References
[1] Sun J, et, al. Antitumor efficacy of a novel class of non-thiol-containing peptidomimetic inhibitors of farnesyltransferase and geranylgeranyltransferase I: combination therapy with the cytotoxic agents cisplatin, Taxol, and gemcitabine. Cancer Res. 1999 Oct 1;59(19):4919-26. PMID:10519405
[2] Sun J, et, al. Geranylgeranyltransferase I inhibitor GGTI-2154 induces breast carcinoma apoptosis and tumor regression in H-Ras transgenic mice. Cancer Res. 2003 Dec 15;63(24):8922-9. PMID:14695209
