GGTI-2154 hydrochloride是有效且高选择性的香叶基香叶基转移酶I（GGTaseI）抑制剂，半数抑制浓度（IC50）为21nM，对GGTaseI的选择性是法尼基转移酶（FTase，IC50=5600nM）的200倍以上，可用于癌症相关研究。

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