Entinostat

Entinostat is a member of the class of benzamides resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of the pyridin-3-ylmethyl carbamate derivative of p-(aminomethyl)benzoic acid with one of the amino groups of benzene-1,2-diamine. It is an inhibitor of histone deacetylase isoform 1 (HDAC1) and isoform 3 (HDAC3). It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, an EC 3.5.1.98 (histone deacetylase) inhibitor and an apoptosis inducer. It is a member of benzamides, a carbamate ester, a member of pyridines, a substituted aniline and a primary amino compound. It is functionally related to a 1,2-phenylenediamine.