Challenges and opportunities for developing selective carbonic anhydrase inhibitors and activators for vertebrate isoforms. (PubMed, Enzymes) - Jul 23, 2026 - "Carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) inhibitors of the sulfonamide/sulfamate type, such as acetazolamide, thiazides/high-ceiling diuretics, methazolamide, ethoxzolamide, dichlorophenamide, dorzolamide, brinzolamide, antiepileptics (sulthiame, topiramate, zonisamide), or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents such as celecoxib and polmacoxib, are effective inhibitors of most CA isoforms present in vertebrates but their clinical use in various pathologies is associated with side effects. Significant efforts were done in the last decades for developing isoform-selective inhibitors for all 12 catalytically active mammalian isoforms, with important results being obtained by using the tail approach or by the discovery of new inhibitory chemotypes, such as the coumarins and their derivatives, the boron/selenium-containing compounds, etc. SLC-0111, an antitumor sulfonamide in clinical development is an example of a successful strategy emerged by using the tail approach,..."
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