2018/06/22 by Murat Bozdağ, Abdulmalik Saleh Alfawaz Altamimi, Daniela Vullo +2 · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · Chemistry · #Enzyme function and inhibition #Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases #Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
paper · doi:10.2174/0929867325666180622120625
openalex publication_date 2018/06/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
The current review is intended to highlight recent advances in the search of new and effective modulators of the metalloenzymes Carbonic Anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1) expressed in humans (h). CAs reversibly catalyze the CO2 hydration reaction, which is of crucial importance in the regulation of a plethora of fundamental processes at cellular level as well as in complex organisms. The first section of this review will be dedicated to compounds acting as activators of the hCAs (CAAs) and their promising effects on central nervous system affecting pathologies mainly characterized from memory and learning impairments. The second part will focus on the emerging chemical classes acting as hCA inhibitors (CAIs) and their potential use for the treatment of diseases.