Table 1.

Functions of compounds targeting m⁶A effectors in homeostasis

Regulator	Target protein	Effect	Primary functions	Refs.
Rhein et al.	FTO	Inhibit	Reversibly bind FTO enzyme and competitively prevent the recognition of m6A substrates	[158]
MO‐I‐500	FTO	Inhibit	Inhibit survival and/or colony formation of SUM149‐MA cells	[158, 160]
Meclofenamic acid (MA) and MA2, the ethyl ester form of MA	FTO	Inhibit	Inhibit glioblastoma stem cells tumorigenesis	[161, 162]
R‐2‐hydroxyglutarate (R‐2HG)	FTO	Inhibit	Antileukemic activity	[140]
Epigallocatechin gallate	FTO	Inhibit	Reduce the expression of FTO and adipogenesis	[154]
IOX3	ALKBH5	Inhibit	Inhibitor of ALKHB5	[163]
Citrate	ALKBH5	Inhibit	Modest inhibitor of ALKHB5	[164]