摘要：Histone deacetylases (HDACs) as attractive targets in many diseases therapies has been studied extensively, and its application in cancer research is the most important. Here, we developed a series of derivatives containing natural 2,5-diketopiperazine (DKP) skeleton. Several compounds exhibited distinct HDAC1 inhibitory activities, in particular 2a (IC50 = 405 nM). The selectivity profile for representative 2a indicated that this series of compounds had a preference for HDAC1–3. Additionally, 2a showed the best growth inhibitory activities against K562 and HL-60 tumor cell line with IC50 values of 4.23 and 4.16 µM, respectively. This work may lay the foundation for developing DKP-based HDAC inhibitors as a potential anticancer agent.
