Biochem/physiol Actions
GSK2194069 is a fatty acid synthase (FAS) inhibitor. GSK2194069 is a potent and specific inhibitor of the β-ketoacyl reductase (KR) activity of hFAS with an IC50 of 7.7 ± 4.1 nM for the overall hFAS reaction. FAS is upregulated in some cancers, including prostate cancer. GSK2194069 was found to inhibit tumour growth in prostate cancer C42b cell xenografts generated in Nod-SCID-gamma mice. Cellular FAS inhibition reduced cell growth were also demonstrated in non-small-cell lung (A549) cancer cell lines with an average EC50 of 15 ± 0.5 nM.