Synonyms: GNS-561 | GNS561
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Ezurpimtrostat (GNS561) is a small molecule inhibitor of palmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1 (PPT1). It induces lysosomal dysregulation which leads to inhibition of late-stage autophagy and cell death. Antitumour, antiviral and antifibrotic activities have been demonstrated in vitro and in vivo [1-9,11].
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Bioactivity Comments |
Ezurpimtrostat (GNS561) reduces viral load in the lungs of SARS-CoV-2 infected K18-hACE2 mice [4]. |
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