“…In further modications, this group designed three additional series based on 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydropyrazolopyrazine and 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazines. 133 And 63 was the most potent HDAC6 inhibitors in these series of compounds, with IC 50 value of 33 nM, almost 100-fold selectivity versus HDAC8. Homology modeling revealed that fused ring spacer was more effectively occupied the channel of HDAC6, and the hydrophobic capping group interacted with the protein surface (Fig.…”