title: Phototriggered delivery of hydrophobic carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.
abstract: We have developed a versatile tool for the delivery of inhibitors of carbonic anhydrase II, which allows modification of a hydrophobic drug with either a water-solubilizing, photolabile cage or a hydrophobic, photolabile cage. The former mask is useful for direct delivery of hydrophobic molecules in an aqueous prodrug form. The latter may find application if delivery from a surface is desirable. In our system, where the target enzyme is found in the eye, both approaches may be useful for the delivery of hydrophobic drugs having subnanomolar dissociation constants from the enzyme.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA 19081-1397, USA.
authors.forename: Polina D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Kehayova
authors.forename: Christopher D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Woodrell
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Dostal
authors.forename: Pooja P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: Ahamindra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002257:Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004337:Drug Carriers / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008027:Light; D010782:Photolysis; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D002257:Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors; D004337:Drug Carriers