Abstract
A series of diazenylbenzenesulfonamides obtained from sulfanilamide or metanilamide by diazotization followed by coupling with phenols or amines, was tested for the inhibition of the beta-carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1) encoded by the genes Rv1284 and Rv3273 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Several low micromolar inhibitors of the two enzymes were detected, with prontosil being the best inhibitor (K(I)s of 126-148nM). Inhibition of pathogenic beta-CAs may lead to the development of antiinfectives with a new mechanism of action, devoid of resistance problems encountered with classical antibiotics.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemical synthesis
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry*
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Benzenesulfonamides
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Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
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Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors / chemistry*
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Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors / pharmacology
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Carbonic Anhydrases / chemistry*
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Carbonic Anhydrases / metabolism
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Humans
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / enzymology*
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / genetics
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Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
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Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
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Structure-Activity Relationship
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Sulfonamides / chemical synthesis
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Sulfonamides / chemistry*
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Sulfonamides / pharmacology
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
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Recombinant Proteins
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Sulfonamides
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Carbonic Anhydrases