Oxamflatin

**Semantic type:** Organic Chemical|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** An inhibitor of histone deacetylase. It is an aromatic sulfonamide hydroxamate initially found in a screen for inhibitors of the tumorigenic phenotype of K-ras-transformed NIH3T3 cells.

**Synonyms:** - (2E)-5-[3-[(phenylsufonyl)amino]phenyl]-pent-2-en-4-ynohydroxamic Acid - (2E)-N-Hydroxy-5-[3-[(phenylsulfonyl)amino]phenyl]-2-penten-4-ynamide - (2E)-N-Hydroxy-5-[3-[(phenylsulfonyl)amino]phenyl]-2-penten-4-ynamide - N-hydroxy-5-[3-[(phenylsulfonyl)amino]phenyl]-2E-penten-4-ynamide