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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Novel Azaborine-Based Inhibitors of Histone Deacetylases (HDACs).

Martin Behringer, Markus Schweipert, Enna E Peters, Aleksandra Kopranovic, Franz-Josef Meyer-Almes

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Martin BehringerDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Haardtring 100, 64295 Darmstadt, Germany.
Markus SchweipertDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Haardtring 100, 64295 Darmstadt, Germany.
Enna E PetersDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Haardtring 100, 64295 Darmstadt, Germany.
Aleksandra KopranovicDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Haardtring 100, 64295 Darmstadt, Germany.
Franz-Josef Meyer-AlmesDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Haardtring 100, 64295 Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1001-3249

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Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences none
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aromatic ring systems appear ubiquitously in active pharmaceutical substances, such as FDA-approved histone deacetylase inhibitors. However, these rings reduce the water solubility of the molecules, which is a disadvantage during application. To address this problem, azaborine rings may be substituted for conventional aromatic ring systems. These are obtained by replacing two adjacent carbon atoms with boron and nitrogen. Incorporating B-N analogs in place of aromatic rings not only enhances structural diversity but also provides a strategy to navigate around patent-protected scaffolds. We synthesized azaborines, which are isosteric to naphthalene and indole, and utilized them as capping units for HDAC inhibitors. These molecules were attached to various aliphatic and aromatic linkers with different zinc-binding units, used in established active compounds. Nearly half of the twenty-four molecules tested exhibited inhibitory activity against at least one of the enzymes HDAC1, HDAC4, or HDAC8, with three compounds displaying IC

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Aza CompoundsBoron CompoundsHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistone DeacetylasesHumansMolecular StructureStructure-Activity RelationshipAza CompoundsBoron CompoundsHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistone Deacetylases1,2-azaborineazaborineBN-heterocycleBN-indoleBN-naphthaleneboron chemistryboron heterocycleHDAC inhibitorsheteroaromatic compoundsHistondeacetylase

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PMID41097439
PMCPMC12525784

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