Carbonic anhydrase and bacterial metabolism: a chance for antibacterial drug discovery

C Capasso, CT Supuran - Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2. 1.1) play a pivotal role in the
regulation of carbon dioxide, bicarbonate, and hydrogen ions within bacterial cells, ensuring …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of the bacterial carbonic anhydrases

CT Supuran, C Capasso - Metabolites, 2017‏ - mdpi.com
Bacteria encode carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2. 1.1) belonging to three different genetic
families, the α-, β-, and γ-classes. By equilibrating CO2 and bicarbonate, these …

An overview of novel antimicrobial carbonic anhydrase inhibitors

CT Supuran - Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Four different genetic families of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.
1.1) are present in bacteria, α-, β-, γ-and ι-CAs. They play relevant functions related to CO2 …

Antibacterial carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: an update on the recent literature

CT Supuran, C Capasso - Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents, 2020‏ - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The clinically licensed drugs used as antibiotics prevent the microbial growth
interfering with the biosynthesis of proteins, nucleic acids, microorganism wall biosynthesis …

Multi-and poly-pharmacology of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors

CT Supuran - Pharmacological reviews, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Eight genetically distinct families of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2. 1.1) were
described in organisms allover the phylogenetic tree. They catalyze the hydration of CO 2 to …

Antibiofilm and Anti-Quorum-Sensing Activities of Novel Pyrazole and Pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine Derivatives as Carbonic Anhydrase I and II Inhibitors: Design …

A Ragab, SA Fouad, YA Ammar, DS Aboul-Magd… - Antibiotics, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Nowadays, searching for new anti-infective agents with diverse mechanisms of action has
become necessary. In this study, 16 pyrazole and pyrazolo [1, 5-a] pyrimidine derivatives …

Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors as novel antibacterials in the era of antibiotic resistance: where are we now?

A Nocentini, C Capasso, CT Supuran - Antibiotics, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Resistance to antibiotic treatment developed by bacteria in humans and animals occurs
when the microorganisms resist treatment with clinically approved antibiotics. Actions must …

Carbonic Anhydrases: New Perspectives on Protein Functional Role and Inhibition in Helicobacter pylori

C Campestre, V De Luca, S Carradori… - Frontiers in …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Our understanding of the function of bacterial carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2. 1.1) has
increased significantly in the last years. CAs are metalloenzymes able to modulate CO2 …

Synthesis of 4, 5-disubstituted-2-thioxo-1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydropyrimidines and investigation of their acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase, carbonic anhydrase I/II …

E Garibov, P Taslimi, A Sujayev, Z Bingol… - Journal of enzyme …, 2016‏ - Taylor & Francis
A series of tetrahydropyrimidinethiones were synthesized from thiourea, β-diketones and
aromatic aldehydes, such as p-tolualdehyde, p-anisaldehyde, o-tolualdehyde …

Biomedical applications of prokaryotic carbonic anhydrases

CT Supuran, C Capasso - Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents, 2018‏ - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The hydration/dehydration of CO2 catalyzed by carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC
4.2. 1.1) is a crucial physiological reaction for the survival of all living organisms because it …