A simple yet multifaceted 90 years old, evergreen enzyme: Carbonic anhydrase, its inhibition and activation

CT Supuran - Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Advances in the carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2. 1.1) research over the last three decades
are presented, with an emphasis on the deciphering of the activation mechanism, the …

Advances in structure-based drug discovery of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors

CT Supuran - Expert opinion on drug discovery, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The enzyme carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2. 1.1) is found in numerous
organisms across the tree of life, with seven distinct classes known to date. CA inhibition can …

Boron in drug design: Recent advances in the development of new therapeutic agents

GFS Fernandes, WA Denny, JL Dos Santos - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Advances in the field of boron chemistry have expanded the application of this element in
Medicinal Chemistry. Boron-containing compounds represent a new class for medicinal …

[HTML][HTML] Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors targeting metabolism and tumor microenvironment

A Angeli, F Carta, A Nocentini, JY Winum… - Metabolites, 2020 - mdpi.com
The tumor microenvironment is crucial for the growth of cancer cells, triggering particular
biochemical and physiological changes, which frequently influence the outcome of …

The versatility of boron in biological target engagement

DB Diaz, AK Yudin - Nature Chemistry, 2017 - nature.com
Boron-containing molecules have been extensively used for the purposes of chemical
sensing, biological probe development and drug discovery. Due to boron's empty p orbital, it …

[HTML][HTML] Boronic acids and their derivatives in medicinal chemistry: synthesis and biological applications

MP Silva, L Saraiva, M Pinto, ME Sousa - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Boron containing compounds have not been widely studied in Medicinal Chemistry, mainly
due to the idea that this group could confer some toxicity. Nowadays, this concept has been …

Advances in the structural annotation of human carbonic anhydrases and impact on future drug discovery

A Nocentini, CT Supuran - Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Of the 15 human carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2. 1.1) isoforms known to date,
for 11 the crystal structure is known. Many different classes of CA inhibitors (CAIs) were …

Reconsidering anion inhibitors in the general context of drug design studies of modulators of activity of the classical enzyme carbonic anhydrase

A Nocentini, A Angeli, F Carta, JY Winum… - Journal of Enzyme …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Inorganic anions inhibit the metalloenzyme carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2. 1.1) generally
by coordinating to the active site metal ion. Cyanate was reported as a non-coordinating CA …

[HTML][HTML] The challenges of glycan recognition with natural and artificial receptors

S Tommasone, F Allabush, YK Tagger… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Glycans–simple or complex carbohydrates–play key roles as recognition determinants and
modulators of numerous physiological and pathological processes. Thus, many …

Boron-Containing heterocycles as promising pharmacological agents

BC Das, MA Shareef, S Das, NK Nandwana… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The incorporation of the “magic” boron atom has been established as an important new
strategy in the field of medicinal chemistry as boron compounds have been shown to form …