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PF-04859989 is an inhibitor of kynurenine aminotransferase II (KAT II; IC50s = 0.032 and 0.263 µM for human and rat recombinant enzymes, respectively).1 It is selective for KAT II over KAT I, -III, and -IV (IC50s = 21.6, 107, and >50 µM, respectively). In vivo, PF-04859989 (10 mg/kg, s.c.) reduces basal striatum, prefrontal cortex, and hippocampus kynurenic acid levels in rats. It prevents ketamine- or amphetamine-induced disruption of auditory gating in rats, as well as prevents ketamine-induced deficits in spatial memory in non-human primates. PF-04859989 also inhibits glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase 1 (GOT1; IC50 = 8 µM) and reduces the viability of PaTu 8988t and PaTu 8902 pancreatic cancer cells in a concentration-dependent manner.2
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1. Reduction of brain kynurenic acid improves cognitive function. J. Neurosci. 34(32), 10592-10602 (2014).
2. A covalent small molecule inhibitor of glutamate-
GOT1 inhibition primes pancreatic cancer for ferroptosis through the autophagic release of labile iron. bioRxiv (2020).