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Matrix metalloproteinases-2 and -9 (MMP-2/-9) are key tissue remodeling enzymes that have multiple overlapping activities critical for wound healing and tumor progression. In search of new anti-tumor agents, indole-oxadiazole containing butanamides (1-5) were evaluated with B16F10 mouse melanoma cells in this study. The results showed that compounds 1, 2 and 3 inhibited the cell proliferation in a considerable manner at concentrations ranging from 0-44M. The possible migration inhibitory effects of these melanoma cells were further evaluated through gelatinolytic activity of MMP-2 and MMP-9 secreted from B16F10 cells and it was inferred that compounds 1, 2 and 3 affected the expression and activity of these enzymes in a dose dependent manner while compound 1 can be regarded as promising anti-tumor agent.