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Overview
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Background
Batimastat (also known as BB-49), [4-(N-hydroxyamino)-2R-isobutyl-3S-(thiopen-2-ylthiomethyl)-succinyl-L-phenylalanine-N-methylamide, is a potent and synthetic inhibitor of a broad spectrum of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), including interstitial collagenase (IC50 = 3 nM), stromelysin (IC50 = 20 nM), Mr 72,000 type IV collagenase (IC50 = 4 nM), Mr 92,000 type IV collagenase (IC50 = 4 nM), and matrilysin (IC50 = 6 nM). It is a low-molecular-weight (MW = 478) and peptide-like collagen substrate analogue consisting of a peptide backbone and a hydroxamic acid group which bind to MMPs and the catalytically active zinc atom respectively. Batimastat exhibits antineoplastic and antiangiogenic activity in various tumor models, including ovarian carcinoma xegnografts and human colon tumor.
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