Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Interaction of the antiepileptic drug sulthiame with twelve mammalian isoforms: kinetic and X-ray crystallographic studies

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2007 Sep 1;17(17):4866-72. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.06.044. Epub 2007 Jun 14.

Abstract

Sulthiame, a clinically used antiepileptic, was investigated for its interaction with 12 catalytically active mammalian carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) isoforms. The drug is a potent inhibitor of CA II, VII, IX, and XII (K(I)s of 6-56 nM), and a medium potency inhibitor against CA IV, VA, VB, and VI (K(I)s of 81-134 nM). The high resolution crystal structure of the hCA II-sulthiame adduct revealed a large number of favorable interactions between the drug and the enzyme which explain its strong low nanomolar affinity for this isoform and may also be exploited for the design of effective inhibitors incorporating sultam moieties.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anticonvulsants / pharmacology*
  • Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis*
  • Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Carbonic Anhydrases / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Drug Design
  • Electrons
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Kinetics
  • Models, Chemical
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Protein Isoforms
  • Thiazines / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants
  • Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
  • Protein Isoforms
  • Thiazines
  • Carbonic Anhydrases
  • sulthiame