Application
ADDA 5 hydrochloride has been used as a complex IV inhibitor to study its effects on leptomeningeal derivatives of human breast and lung cancer cells.
Biochem/physiol Actions
ADDA 5 is a potent and selective inhibitor of cytochrome c oxidase (Complex IV) that depletes the bioenergetics reserve capacity in intact glioma cells. ADDA 5 specifically inhibits the proliferation of chemosensitive and chemoresistant glioma cells, while sparing non-cancer cells. Additionally ADDA 5 is effective against glioma stem cells.
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