MMPs inhibitors: new succinylhydroxamates with selective inhibition of MMP-2 over MMP-3

Some ilomastat analogues featuring an isobutylidene group or a 2-substituted indole nucleus were synthesized to evaluate their inhibitory activities against gelatinase A and stromelysin-1. Potent MMP-2 inhibition and good selectivity for that enzyme have been observed for compounds 1a, 2 and 22.