A cell-permeable, non-competitive inhibitor of histone acetyl transferase (HAT).
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B Sung et al. Anacardic acid (6-nonadecyl salicylic acid), an inhibitor of histone acetyltransferase, suppresses expression of nuclear factor-kappaB-regulated gene products involved in cell survival, proliferation, invasion, and inflammation through inhibition of the inhibitory subunit of nuclear factor-kappaBalpha kinase, leading to potentiation of apoptosis. Blood. 2008, 111(10), 4880-91. [abstract]
Chemical Name: 2-Hydroxy-6-pentadecyl-benzoic acid; Hydroginkgolic acid
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