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A class of sulfonamides with strong inhibitory action against the α-carbonic anhydrase from trypanosoma cruzi
Güzel-Akdemir, ?zlen,Akdemir, Atilla,Pan, Peiwen,Vermelho, Alane B.,Parkkila, Seppo,Scozzafava, Andrea,Capasso, Clemente,Supuran, Claudiu T.
, p. 5773 - 5781 (2013/08/23)
Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, encodes for an α-carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) possessing high catalytic activity (TcCA) which was recently characterized (Pan et al. J. Med. Chem. 2013, 56, 1761-1771). A new class of sulfonamides possessing low nanomolar/subnanomolar TcCA inhibitory activity is described here. Aromatic/heterocyclic sulfonamides incorporating halogeno/methoxyphenacetamido tails inhibited TcCA with K Is in the range of 0.5-12.5 nM, being less effective against the human off-target isoforms hCA I and II. A homology model of TcCA helped us to rationalize the excellent inhibition profile of these compounds against the protozoan enzyme, a putative new antitrypanosoma drug target. These compounds were ineffective antitrypanosomal agents in vivo due to penetrability problems of these highly polar molecules that possess sulfonamide moieties.