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GM6001 also known as galardin or ilomastat is a broad-spectrum matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor.GM6001 is a member of the hydroxamic acid class of reversible metallopeptidase inhibitors. The anionic state of the hydroxamic acid group forms a bidentate complex with the active site zinc.Examples of enzymes that ilomastat inhibit include thermolysin peptide deformylase and anthrax lethal factor endopeptidase (LF) produced by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis.