A series of N-benzoyl 4-aminobutyric acid hydroxamate analogs were synthesized and evaluated as matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors. Synthetic work was focused on the chemical modification of the 4-aminobutyric acid part using easily available starting materials. As such, chemical modification was carried out using commercially available starting materials such as 4-aminobutyric acid,(+)-and (−)-malic acid, and d-and l-glutamic ...
