Uses
3-Deazaneplanocin A is a a powerful inhibitor of S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase that has shown potent and selective in vitro and in vivo antiviral activities.
Uses
3-Deazaneplanocin A hydrochloride has been used to test its effect on ovarian tumor progression. It has also been used as a
S-adenosyl homocysteine hydrolase (SAH) inhibitor in c33A2 cells.
General Description
3-Deazaneplanocin A hydrochloride is a carbocyclic analog of adenosine. It has antimetastatic?property. It is used to treat Ebola virus disease, gastric cancer, myeloma and lymphoma.
Biochem/physiol Actions
3-Deazaneplanocin A (DZNep) is an S-Adenosylhomocysteine Hydrolase inhibitor and histone methyltransferase EZH2 inhibitor. It switches on repressed tumor suppressor genes and induces apoptosis by inhibiting the expression of EZH2.
target
histone methyltransferase