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Table 3 Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors in P. falciparum

From: Epigenetic regulation as a therapeutic target in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

Targeting Class I and II HDACs

Inhibitors

Structure

P. falciparum IC50 in µM

Specificity

Development stage

CC50 on mammalian cells in µM (Cell type)

Cyclic tetrapeptides

 Apicidin

0.03; 0.04 [76, 147]

Targets class I and II HDACs [76]

10 (Jurkat) [148]

 CTP-NPDG 19

0.3 [122]

Targets class I HDACs

 > 25 (HepG2) [122]

 Romidepsin

0.09 [149]

Targets class I and II HDACs

FDA-approved in cancer therapy

0.001 (NFF) [149]

 HC-toxin

 < 0.01 [49]

Targets class I and II HDACs

0.9 (TFK-1) [150]

 FR235222

0.01 [151]

Targets class I HDACs

0.13 (HFF) [152]

Hydroxamates

 Trichostatin A

0.03; 0.08 [122, 147]

Targets class I and II HDACs

0.2 (HeLa) [153]

 SAHA (Vorinostat)

0.2; 0.5 [76, 147]

Targets class I and II HDACs

FDA-approved in cancer therapy

5.5 (NFF) [149]

 JAHA

0.5 [147]

Targets class I and II HDACs[154]

2.4 (MCF7) [154]

 SBHA

1 [120]

Targets class I and II HDACs

12 (HEK) [155]

 WR301801

0.001 [156]

Targets class I and II HDACs

Tested in vivo

0.6 (RAW) [156]

 Belinostat

0.06 [149]

Targets class I and II HDACs

FDA-approved in cancer therapy

2.37 (NFF) [149]

 Panobinostat

0.01 [149]

Targets class I and II HDACs

FDA-approved in cancer therapy

0.07 (NFF) [149]

 FNDR-20123

0.04 [124]

Targets class I HDACs

 > 100 (HepG2 & THP-1) [124]

 JX21108

0.004 [125]

Targets class I HDACs

 > 4 (HepG2) [125]

 Compound 29

0.45 [139]

Targets class I HDACs

17 (Hela) [139]

 Peptoid-based hydroxamic acids 2h

0.005 [138]

HDACs

4.6 (HepG2) [138]

2-aminosuberic acid derivatives

 2-aminosuberic acid derivatives

0.01; 0.3 [120]

Targets class I HDACs

0.2–5.8 (NFF) [120]

L-cysteine derivatives

L-cysteine derivatives

0.05; 0.34 [120]

Targets class I HDACs

0.35–2.2 (NFF) [120]

Targeting Sir2 HDAC (Class III)

 Surfactin

9.3 [79]

Unknown off-targets since it induces apoptosis

9.6 (MCF-7) [157]

 Sirtinol

10 [120]

No off-targets known

Inhibits both PfSir2A and B

 > 25 (NFF) [120]