Name: Suramin, Naphuride, Germanin, Naganol, Belganyl, Fourneau, Farma, Antrypol, Suramine, Naganin; IUPAC Name: 8-[[4-methyl-3-[[3-[[3-[[2-methyl-5-[(4,6, 8-trisulfonaphthalen-1-yl)carbamoyl]phenyl]carbamoyl]phenyl] carbamoylamino]benzoyl]amino]benzoyl]amino]naphthalene-1,3,5-trisulfonic acid; Molecular Formula: C51H40N6O23S6; Molecular Weight: 1297.2797; Category: Polyanionic compound; Mechanism: Class III HDAC/Sirtuin inhibitor (SIRT1-3); Effect: Antineoplastic Agent; Trypanocidal Agent; Antiparasitic; Antinematodal (African trypanosomiasis, Onchocerca); Sirtuin inhibitor. The gene discussed is HDAC9; the disease is human African trypanosomiasis.