The molecule is a member of the class of pyridines that is pyridine substituted by a 3-oxo-3-(pyridin-4-yl)prop-1-en-1-yl group at position 3. An inhibitor of PFKFB3 kinase, an enzyme with a key role in glycolysis. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, an angiogenesis inhibitor, an autophagy inducer, an apoptosis inducer and an EC 2.7.1.105 (6-phosphofructo-2-kinase) inhibitor. It is a member of pyridines and an enone.
(E)-3-pyridin-3-yl-1-pyridin-4-ylprop-2-en-1-one