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IACS-010759 or IACS-10759 is a potent and selective Oxidative Phosphorylation Inhibitor (IC50 < 10 nM) with potential antineoplastic activity. IACS-010759 binds to and inhibits complex I of the electron transport chain (NADH ubiquinone oxidoreductase), thereby selectively depriving tumor cells of nutrients, and energy, and inhibiting nucleotide and amino acid production, which induces autophagy, causes tumor cell death and inhibits cell proliferation. Mitochondrial complex I, which is hyperactivated in cancer cells to meet their increased demands for energy, plays a key role in the promotion of cancer cell proliferation. |