Saima Rasheed, Noor Ul Huda, S Zoë Fisher, Sven Falke, Sadaf Gul, Malik Shoaib Ahmed, M Iqbal Choudhary
Human carbonic anhydrases (hCAs) play a central role in various physiological processes in the human body. HCAs catalyze the reversible hydration of CO2 into HCO3 - , and hence maintains the fluid and pH balance. Overexpression of CA II is associated with diseases, such as glaucoma, and epilepsy. Therefore, CAs are important clinical targets and inhibition of different isoforms, especially hCA II is used in treatment of glaucoma, altitude sickness, and epilepsy. Therapeutically used CA inhibitors (CAI) are sulfonamide-based, such as acetazolamide, dichlorphenamide, methazolamide, ethoxzolamide, etc...
April 3, 2024: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules