Hydroxamates as Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors and Pharmaceutical Formulations Containing Them

摘要

Compounds of structure (I) having histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor activity are described. The compounds are chemically characterised by the presence of hydroxamic acid, with zinc as chelator, and an aromatic nucleus connected by a linker in which either a bicyclic aromatic system or a piperidino ring are present.