Fluasterone

Fluasterone is a potent G6PD inhibitor with a Ki of 0.51 μM. Fluasterone has anti-inflammatory, cancer preventive, and anti-diabetic effects. Fluasterone is orally active[1][2][3].

[1]Schwartz AG, et al. Potential therapeutic use of dehydroepiandrosterone and structural analogs. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2001 Summer;3(2):221-4.|[2]Pashko LL, et al. Antihyperglycemic effect of dehydroepiandrosterone analogue 16 alpha-fluoro-5-androsten-17-one in diabetic mice. Diabetes. 1993 Aug;42(8):1105-8.|[3]Schwartz AG, et al. Suppression of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-induced epidermal hyperplasia and inflammation by the dehydroepiandrosterone analog 16alpha-fluoro-5-androsten-17-one and its reversal by NADPH liposomes. Cancer Lett. 2001 Jul 10;168(1):7-14.|[4]Schwartz AG, et al. Suppression of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-induced epidermal hyperplasia and inflammation by the dehydroepiandrosterone analog 16alpha-fluoro-5-androsten-17-one and its reversal by NADPH liposomes. Cancer Lett. 2001 Jul 10;168(1):7-14.