Uses
Benzolamide (CL11366) is a potent carbonic anhydrase (CA) inhibitor, with Kis of 15 nM, 9 nM, 94 nM and 78 nM for hCA I, hCA II, EcoCAγ and VchCAγ, respectively. Benzolamide also inhibits CAS3, with a Ki of 54 nM. Benzolamide can be used for the research of glaucoma and seizures[1][2][3].
References
[1] Prete SD, et, al. Escherichia coli γ-carbonic anhydrase: characterisation and effects of simple aromatic/heterocyclic sulphonamide inhibitors. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem. 2020 Dec;35(1):1545-1554. DOI:
10.1080/14756366.2020.1800670[2] Vullo D, et, al. Sulfonamide Inhibition Studies of the β-Class Carbonic Anhydrase CAS3 from the Filamentous Ascomycete Sordaria macrospora. Molecules. 2020 Feb 25;25(5):1036. DOI:
10.3390/molecules25051036[3] Pospelov AS, et, al. Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors suppress seizures in a rat model of birth asphyxia. Epilepsia. 2021 Jun 27. DOI:
10.1111/epi.16963
