The molecule is a hydrochloride salt resulting from the formal reaction of equimolar amounts of alvocidib and hydrogen chloride. A cyclin-dependent kinase 9 (CDK9) inhibitor, it has been studied for the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia, arthritis and atherosclerotic plaque formation. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, an antirheumatic drug, an apoptosis inducer and an EC 2.7.11.22 (cyclin-dependent kinase) inhibitor. It contains an alvocidib(1+).
2-(2-chlorophenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-8-[(3S,4R)-3-hydroxy-1-methylpiperidin-4-yl]chromen-4-one;hydrochloride