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Research Paper

Novel thiazolone-benzenesulphonamide inhibitors of human and bacterial carbonic anhydrases

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Article: 2163243 | Received 25 Nov 2022, Accepted 22 Dec 2022, Published online: 11 Jan 2023
 

Abstract

A small library of novel thiazolone-benzenesulphonamides has been prepared and evaluated for their ability to inhibit three human cytosolic carbonic anhydrases (hCA I, hCA II, and hCA VII) and three bacterial carbonic anhydrases (MscCAβ, StCA1, and StCA2). All investigated hCAs were inhibited by the prepared compounds 4a–4j in the low nanomolar range. These compounds were effective hCA I inhibitors (KIs of 31.5–637.3 nM) and excellent hCA II (KIs in the range of 1.3–13.7 nM) and hCA VII inhibitors (KIs in the range of 0.9–14.6 nM). The most active analog in the series, 4-((4-oxo-5-propyl-4,5-dihydrothiazol-2-yl)amino)benzenesulphonamide 4d, strongly inhibited bacterial MscCAβ, with KI of 73.6 nM, considerably better than AAZ (KI of 625 nM). The tested compounds displayed medium inhibitory potency against StCA1 (KIs of 69.2–163.3 nM) when compared to the standard drug (KI of 59 nM). However, StCA2 was poorly inhibited by the sulphonamides reported here, with KIs in the micromolar range between 275.2 and 4875.0 nM.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by all author(s) except CTS. CT Supuran is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry. He was not involved in the assessment, peer review, or decision-making process of this paper. The authors have no relevant affiliations of financial involvement with any organisation or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.

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Funding

The work was supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 951883 within SPRINGBOARD project.