Compounds of the form In which Q is selected from -COOH -CH=NR12, -W, -CH2NHR13, -CH=O and -CH(OR17)2 capable of modulating the activity of histone demethylases (HDMEs), which are useful for prevention and/or treatment of diseases in which genomic dysregulation is involved in the pathogenesis, such as e.g. cancer and formulations and methods of use of such compounds.一種可以調節組蛋白去甲酶(HDME)的活性之如下式所示的化合物,其中Q是選自-COOH、-CH=NR12、-W、-CH2NHR13、-CH=O和-CH(OR17)2,該化合物可用於預防和/或治療發病機制涉及基因體調節異常之疾病,例如癌,以及包含該化合物之調合物和該化合物的使用方法。