title: Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: binding of indanesulfonamides to the human isoform II.
abstract: Indanesulfonamides are interesting lead compounds for designing selective inhibitors of the different isoforms of the zinc enzyme Carbonic Anhydrase (CA). Herein, we report for the first time the X-ray crystal structure of two such derivatives, namely indane-5-sulfonamide and indane-2-valproylamido-5-sulfonamide, in complex with the physiologically dominant human isoform II. The structural analysis reveals that, although these two inhibitors have quite similar chemical structures, the arrangement of their indane ring within the enzyme active site is significantly diverse. Thus, our findings suggest that the introduction of bulky substituents on the indane-sulfonamide ring may alter the binding mode of this potent class of CA inhibitors, although retaining good inhibitory properties. Accordingly, the introduction of bulky tail moieties on the indane-sulfonamide scaffold may represent a powerful strategy to induce a desired physicochemical property to an aromatic sulfonamide or to obtain inhibitors with diverse inhibition profiles and selectivity for various mammalian CAs.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini-CNR via Mezzocannone 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: Katia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: D'Ambrosio
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Masereel
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thiry
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scozzafava
authors.forename: Claudiu T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Supuran
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Simone
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D024402:Carbonic Anhydrase II / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D002257:Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006801:Humans; D007189:Indans / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002257:Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors; D007189:Indans; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D013449:Sulfonamides; D024402:Carbonic Anhydrase II