Abstract
A series of novel benzene sulfonamides (previously evaluated as selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors) has been profiled against human carbonic anhydrases I, II, IV and VII in an attempt to observe the manifestation of the well established “tail” approach for designing potent, isoform-selective inhibitors of carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1). The compounds displayed an excellent (pKi 7–8) inhibitory profile against CA II (a cytosolic anti-glaucoma and anti-edema biological target) and CA VII (also a cytosolic target believed to be involved in epilepsy and neuropathic pain) and a marked (1–2 orders of magnitude) selectivity against cytosolic isoform CA I and membrane-bound isoform CA IV. The separation of the CA II and CA IV (both of which are catalytically active isoforms, highly sensitive to sulfonamide-type inhibitors) is particularly remarkable and is adding significantly to the global body of data on the chemical biology of carbonic anhydrases.
Acknowledgements
This research was supported by the Russian Scientific Fund (project grant 14-50-00069).
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