National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Hydroxamic Acids

Synonyms

Hydroxamic Acids

Definitions

A group of weak acids with the general chemical formula RC(=O)N(R')OH and antineoplastic and antimicrobial activities. Hydroxamic acids covalently bind to the zinc(II) ion in the active sites of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP), thereby inhibiting the action of MMPs, inducing extracellular matrix degradation, and inhibiting angiogenesis, tumor growth and invasion, and metastasis. (NCI04)

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C556

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:24650

code

C556

DEFINITION

A group of weak acids with the general chemical formula RC(=O)N(R')OH and antineoplastic and antimicrobial activities. Hydroxamic acids covalently bind to the zinc(II) ion in the active sites of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP), thereby inhibiting the action of MMPs, inducing extracellular matrix degradation, and inhibiting angiogenesis, tumor growth and invasion, and metastasis. (NCI04)

FULL_SYN

Hydroxamic Acids

label

Hydroxamic Acids

Legacy Concept Name

Hydroxamic_Acids

Preferred_Name

Hydroxamic Acids

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C556

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0020314

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C360

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