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Bernardoni BL, D'Agostino I, La Motta C, Angeli A. An insight into the last 5-year patents on Porphyromonas gingivalis and Streptococcus mutans, the pivotal pathogens in the oral cavity. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2024; 34:433-463. [PMID: 38684444 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2024.2349739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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INTRODUCTION The oral cavity harbors an extensive array of over 700 microorganisms, forming the most complex biome of the entire human body, with bacterial species being the most abundant. Oral diseases, e.g. periodontitis and caries, are strictly associated with bacterial dysbiosis. Porphyromonas gingivalis and Streptococcus mutans stand out among bacteria colonizing the oral cavity. AREAS COVERED After a brief overview of the bacterial populations in the oral cavity and their roles in regulating (flora) oral cavity or causing diseases like periodontal and cariogenic pathogens, we focused our attention on P. gingivalis and S. mutans, searching for the last-5-year patents dealing with the proposal of new strategies to fight their infections. Following the PRISMA protocol, we filtered the results and analyzed over 100 applied/granted patents, to provide an in-depth insight into this R&D scenario. EXPERT OPINION Several antibacterial proposals have been patented in this period, from both chemical - peptides and small molecules - and biological - probiotics and antibodies - sources, along with natural extracts, polymers, and drug delivery systems. Most of the inventors are from China and Korea and their studies also investigated anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, being beneficial to oral health through a prophylactic, protective, or curative effect.
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- Neurofarba Department, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Supuran CT. A simple yet multifaceted 90 years old, evergreen enzyme: Carbonic anhydrase, its inhibition and activation. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2023; 93:129411. [PMID: 37507055 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2023.129411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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Advances in the carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) research over the last three decades are presented, with an emphasis on the deciphering of the activation mechanism, the development of isoform-selective inhibitors/ activators by the tail approach and their applications in the management of obesity, hypoxic tumors, neurological conditions, and as antiinfectives.
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- Claudiu T Supuran
- Neurofarba Department, University of Florence, Section of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
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Ali J, Faridi S, Sardar M. Carbonic anhydrase as a tool to mitigate global warming. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:83093-83112. [PMID: 37336857 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28122-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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The global average temperature breaks the record every year, and this unprecedented speed at which it is unfolding is causing serious climate change which in turn impacts the lives of humans and other living organisms. Thus, it is imperative to take immediate action to limit global warming. Increased CO2 emission from the industrial sector that relies on fossil fuels is the major culprit. Mitigating global warming is an uphill battle that involves an integration of technologies such as switching to renewable energy, increasing the carbon sink capacity, and implementing carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) on major sources of CO2 emissions. Among all these methods, CCS is globally accepted as a potential technology to address this climate change. CCS using carbonic anhydrase (CA) is gaining momentum due to its advantages over other conventional CCS technologies. CA is a metalloenzyme that catalyses a fundamental reaction for life, i.e. the interconversion of bicarbonate and protons from carbon dioxide and water. The practical application of CA requires stable CAs operating under harsh operational conditions. CAs from extremophilic microbes are the potential candidates for the sequestration of CO2 and conversion into useful by-products. The soluble free form of CA is expensive, unstable, and non-reusable in an industrial setup. Immobilization of CA on various support materials can provide a better alternative for application in the sequestration of CO2. The present review provides insight into several types of CAs, their distinctive characteristics, sources, and recent developments in CA immobilization strategies for application in CO2 sequestration.
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- Juned Ali
- Enzyme Technology Lab, Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India
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- Enzyme Technology Lab, Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India
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- Enzyme Technology Lab, Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India.
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Supuran CT. An overview of novel antimicrobial carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2023; 27:897-910. [PMID: 37747071 DOI: 10.1080/14728222.2023.2263914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Four different genetic families of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) are present in bacteria, α-, β-, γ- and ι-CAs. They play relevant functions related to CO2, HCO3-/H+ ions homeostasis, being involved in metabolic biosynthetic pathways, pH regulation, and represent virulence and survival factors for bacteria in various niches. Bacterial CAs started to be considered druggable targets in the last decade, as their inhibition impairs survival, growth, and virulence of these pathogens. AREAS COVERED Significant advances were registered in the last years for designing effective inhibitors of sulfonamide type for Helicobacter pylori α-CA, Neisseria gonorrhoeae α-CA, vacomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) α- and γ-CAs, for which the in vivo validation has also been achieved. MIC-s in the range of 0.25-4.0 µg/mL for wild type and drug resistant N. gonorrhoeae strains, and of 0.007-2.0 µg/mL for VRE were observed for some 1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-sulfonamides, and acetazolamide was effective in gut decolonization from VRE. EXPERT OPINION Targeting bacterial CAs from other pathogens, among which Vibrio cholerae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Brucella suis, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, Legionella pneumophila, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Clostridium perfringens, Streptococcus mutans, Burkholderia pseudomallei, Francisella tularensis, Escherichia coli, Mammaliicoccus (Staphylococcus) sciuri, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, may lead to novel antibacterials devoid of drug resistance problems.
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- Claudiu T Supuran
- Department of NEUROFARBA, Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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Supuran CT, Capasso C. Antibacterial carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: an update on the recent literature. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2020; 30:963-982. [PMID: 32806966 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2020.1811853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The clinically licensed drugs used as antibiotics prevent the microbial growth interfering with the biosynthesis of proteins, nucleic acids, microorganism wall biosynthesis or wall permeability, and microbial metabolic pathways. A serious, emerging problem is the arisen of extensive drug resistance afflicting most countries worldwide. AREAS COVERED An exciting approach to fight drug resistance is the identification of essential enzymes encoded by pathogen genomes. Inhibition of such enzymes may impair microbial growth or virulence due to interference with crucial metabolic processes. Genome exploration of pathogenic and nonpathogenic microorganisms has revealed carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1) as possible antibacterial targets. EXPERT OPINION Balancing the equilibrium between CO2 and HCO3 - is essential for microbial metabolism and is regulated by at least four classes of CAs. Classical CA inhibitors (CAIs) such as ethoxzolamide were shown to kill the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori in vitro, whereas acetazolamide and some of its more lipophilic derivatives were shown to be effective against vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp., with MICs in the range of 0.007-2 µg/mL, better than linezolid, the only clinically used agent available to date. Such results reinforce the rationale of considering existing and newly designed CAIs as antibacterials with an alternative mechanism of action.
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Wang W, Zhang Y, Wang L, Jing Q, Wang X, Xi X, Zhao X, Wang H. Molecular structure of thermostable and zinc-ion-binding γ-class carbonic anhydrases. Biometals 2019; 32:317-328. [PMID: 30895492 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-019-00190-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The γ-class carbonic anhydrases (γ-CAs) mainly come from methanogens methane-producing bacteria that grow in hot springs and catalyze the interconversion of carbon dioxide and water to bicarbonate and protons. Here, the γ-CA from Thermus thermophilus HB8 (γ-TtCA) was expressed and purified, its crystal structure was determined at 2.3 Å resolution in space group P1. The asymmetric unit contains two trimers and six catalytic Zn2+. In general, the fold of the protein is similar to those of homologous enzymes from Geobacillus Kaustophilus, Bacillus Cereus, Methanosarcina Thermophila and others. Each monomer comprises a triangular prism-like structure consisting of a left-handed β-helix and a C-terminal α-helix. The catalytic Zn2+ bound to three histidines and a phosphate radical in a tetrahedral fashion. It is located at the interface between the two monomers. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry measurements further suggest that the molar ratio of zinc ions and protein molecules is 1:1. The structure revealed a novel different region situated between the left-handed β-helix and the C-terminal α-helix. Compared to previously reported structures, half of the C-terminal α-helix was replaced with a long loop in this structure. The purified γ-TtCA exhibits no significant carbonic anhydrase activity compared to α-class carbonic anhydrases. This study provides insight into the structural diversity of γ-CAs with potential function for γ-CAs.
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- Wenming Wang
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Education Ministry, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Education Ministry, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Education Ministry, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Education Ministry, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Education Ministry, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Education Ministry, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, 38152, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Education Ministry, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China.
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Carbonic Anhydrase from Porphyromonas Gingivalis as a Drug Target. Pathogens 2017; 6:pathogens6030030. [PMID: 28714894 PMCID: PMC5617987 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens6030030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Revised: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Periodontitis originates from a microbial synergy causing the development of a mouth microbial imbalance (dysbiosis), consisting of a microbial community composed of anaerobic bacteria. Most studies concerning the treatment of periodontitis have primarily take into account the Gram-negative bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis, because it is a prominent component of the oral microbiome and a successful colonizer of the oral epithelium. Here, we focus our attention on the study of the carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1) encoded in the genome of this pathogen as a possible drug target. Carbonic anhydrases are a superfamily of metalloenzymes, which catalyze the simple but physiologically crucial reaction of carbon dioxide hydration to bicarbonate and protons. Bacterial CAs have attracted significant attention for affecting the survival, invasion, and pathogenicity of many microorganisms. The P. gingivalis genome encodes for two CAs belonging to β-CA (PgiCAβ) and γ-CA (PgiCAγ) families. These two enzymes were cloned, heterologously expressed in Escherichia coli, and purified to homogeneity. Moreover, they were subject to extensive inhibition studies using the classical CA inhibitors (sulfonamides and anions) with the aim of identifying selective inhibitors of PgiCAβ and PgiCAγ to be used as pharmacological tools for P. gingivalis eradication.
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Carta F, Vullo D, Osman SM, AlOthman Z, Supuran CT. Synthesis and carbonic anhydrase inhibition of a series of SLC-0111 analogs. Bioorg Med Chem 2017; 25:2569-2576. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2017.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2017] [Revised: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Mohamed MA, Abdel-Aziz AAM, Sakr HM, El-Azab AS, Bua S, Supuran CT. Synthesis and human/bacterial carbonic anhydrase inhibition with a series of sulfonamides incorporating phthalimido moieties. Bioorg Med Chem 2017; 25:2524-2529. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2017.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Revised: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Entezari Heravi Y, Bua S, Nocentini A, Del Prete S, Saboury AA, Sereshti H, Capasso C, Gratteri P, Supuran CT. Inhibition of Malassezia globosa carbonic anhydrase with phenols. Bioorg Med Chem 2017; 25:2577-2582. [PMID: 28343756 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2017.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2017] [Revised: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A panel of 22 phenols was investigated as inhibitors of the β-class carbonic anhydrase (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1) from the fungal parasite Malassezia globosa (MgCA), a validated anti-dandruff drug target. The displayed inhibitory activities were compared to the ones previously reported against the off-target widely distributed human (h) isoforms hCA I and II. All tested phenols possessed a better efficacy in inhibiting MgCA than the clinically used sulfonamide acetazolamide, with KIs in the range of 2.5 and 65.0μM. A homology-built model of MgCA was also used for understanding the binding mode of phenols to the fungal enzyme. Indeed, a wide network of hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions between the phenol and active site residues were evidenced. The OH moiety of the inhibitor was observed anchored to the zinc-coordinated water, also making hydrogen bonds with Ser48 and Asp49. The diverse substituents at the phenolic scaffold were observed to interact with different portions of the hydrophobic pocket according to their nature and position. Considering the effective MgCA inhibitory properties of phenols, beside to the rather low inhibition against the off-target hCA I and II, this class of compounds might be of considerable interest in the cosmetics field as potential anti-dandruff drugs.
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- Yeganeh Entezari Heravi
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran; Università degli Studi di Firenze, Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section, University of Firenze, via Ugo Schiff 6, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section, University of Firenze, via Ugo Schiff 6, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section, University of Firenze, via Ugo Schiff 6, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy; Università degli Studi di Firenze, Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Firenze, via Ugo Schiff 6, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section, University of Firenze, via Ugo Schiff 6, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy; Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse (IBBR)-CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse (IBBR)-CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Firenze, via Ugo Schiff 6, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section, University of Firenze, via Ugo Schiff 6, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.
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Vullo D, Del Prete S, Di Fonzo P, Carginale V, Donald WA, Supuran CT, Capasso C. Comparison of the Sulfonamide Inhibition Profiles of the β- and γ-Carbonic Anhydrases from the Pathogenic Bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. Molecules 2017; 22:E421. [PMID: 28272358 PMCID: PMC6155308 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22030421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Revised: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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We have cloned, purified, and characterized a β-carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1), BpsCAβ, from the pathogenic bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, responsible for the tropical disease melioidosis. The enzyme showed high catalytic activity for the physiologic CO₂ hydration reaction to bicarbonate and protons, with the following kinetic parameters: kcat of 1.6 × 10⁵ s-1 and kcat/KM of 3.4 × 10⁷ M-1 s-1. An inhibition study with a panel of 38 sulfonamides and one sulfamate-including 15 compounds that are used clinically-revealed an interesting structure-activity relationship for the interaction of this enzyme with these inhibitors. Many simple sulfonamides and clinically used agents such as topiramate, sulpiride, celecoxib, valdecoxib, and sulthiame were ineffective BpsCAβ inhibitors (KI > 50 µM). Other drugs, such as ethoxzolamide, dorzolamide, brinzolamide, zonisamide, indisulam, and hydrochlorothiazide were moderately potent micromolar inhibitors. The best inhibition was observed with benzene-1,3-disulfonamides-benzolamide and its analogs acetazolamide and methazolamide-which showed KI in the range of 185-745 nM. The inhibition profile of BpsCAβ is very different from that of the γ-class enzyme from the same pathogen, BpsCAγ. Thus, identifying compounds that would effectively interact with both enzymes is relatively challenging. However, benzolamide was one of the best inhibitors of both of these CAs with KI of 653 and 185 nM, respectively, making it an interesting lead compound for the design of more effective agents, which may be useful tools for understanding the pathogenicity of this bacterium.
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- Daniela Vullo
- Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Dipartimento Di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Polo Scientifico, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
- Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Dipartimento Neurofarba, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia.
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- Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Dipartimento Neurofarba, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia.
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
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Sulfonamide inhibition profile of the γ-carbonic anhydrase identified in the genome of the pathogenic bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei the etiological agent responsible of melioidosis. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2016; 27:490-495. [PMID: 28025002 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.12.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Revised: 12/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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A new γ-carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.1.1.1) was cloned and characterized kinetically in the genome of the bacterial pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei, the etiological agent of melioidosis, an endemic disease of tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. The catalytic activity of this new enzyme, BpsCAγ, is significant with a kcat of 5.3×105s-1 and kcat/Km of 2.5×107M-1×s-1 for the physiologic CO2 hydration reaction. The inhibition constant value for this enzyme for 39 sulfonamide inhibitors was obtained. Acetazolamide, benzolamide and metanilamide were the most effective (KIs of 149-653nM) inhibitors of BpsCAγ activity, whereas other sulfonamides/sulfamates such as ethoxzolamide, topiramate, sulpiride, indisulam, sulthiame and saccharin were active in the micromolar range (KIs of 1.27-9.56μM). As Burkholderia pseudomallei is resistant to many classical antibiotics, identifying compounds that interfere with crucial enzymes in the B. pseudomallei life cycle may lead to antibiotics with novel mechanisms of action.
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Del Prete S, Vullo D, Di Fonzo P, Osman SM, AlOthman Z, Supuran CT, Capasso C. Anion inhibition profiles of the γ-carbonic anhydrase from the pathogenic bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei responsible of melioidosis and highly drug resistant to common antibiotics. Bioorg Med Chem 2016; 25:575-580. [PMID: 27914949 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Revised: 11/11/2016] [Accepted: 11/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Burkholderia pseudomallei is a Gram-negative saprophytic bacterium responsible of melioidosis, an endemic disease of tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. A recombinant γ-CA (BpsγCA) identified in the genome of this bacterium was cloned and purified. Its catalytic activity and anion inhibition profiles were investigated. The enzyme was an efficient catalyst for the CO2 hydration showing a kcat of 5.3×105s-1 and kcat/Km of 2.5×107M-1×s-1. The best BpsγCA inhibitors were sulfamide, sulfamic acid, phenylboronic acid and phenylarsonic acid, which showed KI in the range of 49-83μM (these inhibitors showed millimolar inhibition constant against hCA II), followed by diethyldithiocarbamate, selenate, tellurate, perrhenate, selenocyanate, trithiocarbonate, tetraborato, pyrophosphate, stannate, carbonate, bicarbonate, azide, cyanide, thiocyanate and cyanate with KIs in the range of 0.55-9.1mM. In our laboratories, work is in progress to resolve the X-ray crystal structures of BpsγCA, which may allow the development of small molecule inhibitors with desired properties for targeting and inhibiting specifically the bacterial over the human CAs, considering the fact that B. pseudomallei is involved in a serious bacterial disease.
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- Sonia Del Prete
- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, Napoli, Italy; Università degliStudi di Firenze, Dipartimento Di Chimica, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Università degliStudi di Firenze, Dipartimento Di Chimica, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di ScienzeFarmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, Napoli, Italy.
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Del Prete S, Vullo D, De Luca V, Carginale V, di Fonzo P, Osman SM, AlOthman Z, Supuran CT, Capasso C. Anion inhibition profiles of the complete domain of the η-carbonic anhydrase from Plasmodium falciparum. Bioorg Med Chem 2016; 24:4410-4414. [PMID: 27480028 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 07/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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We have cloned, purified and investigated the catalytic activity and anion inhibition profiles of a full catalytic domain (358 amino acid residues) carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) from Plasmodium falciparum, PfCAdom, an enzyme belonging to the η-CA class and identified in the genome of the malaria-producing protozoa. A truncated such enzyme, PfCA1, containing 235 residues was investigated earlier for its catalytic and inhibition profiles. The two enzymes were efficient catalysts for CO2 hydration: PfCAdom showed a kcat of 3.8×10(5)s(-1) and kcat/Km of 7.2×10(7)M(-1)×s(-1), whereas PfCA showed a lower activity compared to PfCAdom, with a kcat of 1.4×10(5)s(-1) and kcat/Km of 5.4×10(6)M(-1)×s(-1). PfCAdom was generally less inhibited by most anions and small molecules compared to PfCA1. The best PfCAdom inhibitors were sulfamide, sulfamic acid, phenylboronic acid and phenylarsonic acid, which showed KIs in the range of 9-68μM, followed by bicarbonate, hydrogensulfide, stannate and N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate, which were submillimolar inhibitors, with KIs in the range of 0.53-0.97mM. Malaria parasites CA inhibition was proposed as a new strategy to develop antimalarial drugs, with a novel mechanism of action.
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- Sonia Del Prete
- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, Napoli, Italy; Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento Di Chimica, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento Di Chimica, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di ScienzeFarmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, Napoli, Italy.
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Supuran CT, Capasso C. New light on bacterial carbonic anhydrases phylogeny based on the analysis of signal peptide sequences. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2016; 31:1254-60. [PMID: 27353388 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2016.1201479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Among protein families, carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1) are metalloenzymes characterized by a common reaction mechanism in all life domains: the carbon dioxide hydration to bicarbonate and protons (CO2+H2O ⇔ HCO3(-)+H(+)). Six genetically distinct CA families are known to date, the α-, β-, γ-, δ-, ζ- and η-CAs. The last CA class was recently discovered analyzing the amino acid sequences of CAs from Plasmodia. Bacteria encode for enzymes belonging to the α-, β-, and γ-CA classes and recently, phylogenetic analysis revealed an interesting relationship regarding the evolution of bacterial CA classes. This result evidenced that the three bacterial CA classes, in spite of the high level of the structural similarity, are evolutionarily distinct, but we noted that the primary structure of some β-CAs identified in the genome of Gram-negative bacteria present a pre-sequence of 18 or more amino acid residues at the N-terminal part. These observations and subsequent phylogenetic data presented here prompted us to propose that the β-CAs found in Gram-negative bacteria with a periplasmic space and characterized by the presence of a signal peptide might have a periplasmic localization and a role similar to that described previously for the α-CAs.
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- Claudiu T Supuran
- a Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche and.,b Dipartimento di Chimica, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Università degli Studi di Firenze , Sesto Fiorentino , Florence , Italy , and
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Supuran CT. Legionella pneumophila Carbonic Anhydrases: Underexplored Antibacterial Drug Targets. Pathogens 2016; 5:pathogens5020044. [PMID: 27322334 PMCID: PMC4931395 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens5020044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2016] [Revised: 06/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1) are metalloenzymes which catalyze the hydration of carbon dioxide to bicarbonate and protons. Many pathogenic bacteria encode such enzymes belonging to the α-, β-, and/or γ-CA families. In the last decade, enzymes from some of these pathogens, including Legionella pneumophila, have been cloned and characterized in detail. These enzymes were shown to be efficient catalysts for CO2 hydration, with kcat values in the range of (3.4–8.3) × 105 s−1 and kcat/KM values of (4.7–8.5) × 107 M−1·s−1. In vitro inhibition studies with various classes of inhibitors, such as anions, sulfonamides and sulfamates, were also reported for the two β-CAs from this pathogen, LpCA1 and LpCA2. Inorganic anions were millimolar inhibitors, whereas diethyldithiocarbamate, sulfamate, sulfamide, phenylboronic acid, and phenylarsonic acid were micromolar ones. The best LpCA1 inhibitors were aminobenzolamide and structurally similar sulfonylated aromatic sulfonamides, as well as acetazolamide and ethoxzolamide (KIs in the range of 40.3–90.5 nM). The best LpCA2 inhibitors belonged to the same class of sulfonylated sulfonamides, together with acetazolamide, methazolamide, and dichlorophenamide (KIs in the range of 25.2–88.5 nM). Considering such preliminary results, the two bacterial CAs from this pathogen represent promising yet underexplored targets for obtaining antibacterials devoid of the resistance problems common to most of the clinically used antibiotics, but further studies are needed to validate them in vivo as drug targets.
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- Claudiu T Supuran
- Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via U. Schiff 6, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence 50019, Italy.
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Anion inhibition profiles of α-, β- and γ-carbonic anhydrases from the pathogenic bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Bioorg Med Chem 2016; 24:3413-7. [PMID: 27283786 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2016] [Revised: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Among the numerous metalloenzymes known to date, carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) was the first zinc containing one, being discovered decades ago. CA is a hydro-lyase, which catalyzes the following hydration-dehydration reaction: CO2+H2O⇋HCO3(-)+H(+). Several CA classes are presently known, including the α-, β-, γ-, δ-, ζ- and η-CAs. In prokaryotes, the existence of genes encoding CAs from at least three classes (α-, β- and γ-class) suggests that these enzymes play a key role in the physiology of these organisms. In many bacteria CAs are essential for the life cycle of microbes and their inhibition leads to growth impairment or growth defects of the pathogen. CAs thus started to be investigated in detail in bacteria, fungi and protozoa with the aim to identify antiinfectives with a novel mechanism of action. Here, we investigated the catalytic activity, biochemical properties and anion inhibition profiles of the three CAs from the bacterial pathogen Vibrio cholera, VchCA, VchCAβ and VchCAγ. The three enzymes are efficient catalysts for CO2 hydration, with kcat values ranging between (3.4-8.23)×10(5)s(-1) and kcat/KM of (4.1-7.0)×10(7)M(-1)s(-1). A set of inorganic anions and small molecules was investigated for inhibition of these enzymes. The most potent VchCAγ inhibitors were N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate, sulfamate, sulfamide, phenylboronic acid and phenylarsonic acid, with KI values ranging between 44 and 91μM.
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De Luca V, Vullo D, Del Prete S, Carginale V, Osman SM, AlOthman Z, Supuran CT, Capasso C. Cloning, characterization and anion inhibition studies of a γ-carbonic anhydrase from the Antarctic bacterium Colwellia psychrerythraea. Bioorg Med Chem 2016; 24:835-40. [PMID: 26778292 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Revised: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We have cloned, purified and characterized the γ-carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) present in the genome of the Antarctic bacterium Colwellia psychrerythraea, which is an obligate psychrophile. The enzyme shows a significant catalytic activity for the physiologic reaction of CO2 hydration to bicarbonate and protons, with the following kinetic parameters: kcat of 6.0×10(5)s(-1) and a kcat/Km of 4.7×10(6)M(-1)×s(-1). This activity was inhibited by the sulfonamide CA inhibitor (CAI) acetazolamide, with a KI of 502nM. A range of anions was also investigated for their inhibitory action against the new enzyme CpsCA. Perchlorate, tetrafluoroborate, fluoride and bromide were not inhibitory, whereas cyanate, thiocyanate, cyanide, hydrogensulfide, carbonate and bicarbonate showed KIs in the range of 1.4-4.4mM. Diethyldithiocarbamate was a better inhibitor (KI of 0.58mM) whereas sulfamide, sulfamate, phenylboronic acid and phenylarsonic acid were the most effective inhibitors detected, with KIs ranging between 8 and 38μM. The present study may shed some more light regarding the role that γ-CAs play in the life cycle of psychrophilic bacteria as the Antarctic one investigated here.
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- Viviana De Luca
- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 81, Napoli, Italy
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- Università degliStudi di Firenze, Dipartimento Di Chimica, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 81, Napoli, Italy; Università degliStudi di Firenze, Dipartimento Di Chimica, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 81, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; Advanced Materials Research Chair, Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; Advanced Materials Research Chair, Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Università degliStudi di Firenze, Dipartimento Di Chimica, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy; Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 81, Napoli, Italy.
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Del Prete S, De Luca V, Capasso C, Supuran CT, Carginale V. Recombinant thermoactive phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) from Thermosynechococcus elongatus and its coupling with mesophilic/thermophilic bacterial carbonic anhydrases (CAs) for the conversion of CO2 to oxaloacetate. Bioorg Med Chem 2015; 24:220-5. [PMID: 26712095 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Revised: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/04/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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With the continuous increase of atmospheric CO2 in the last decades, efficient methods for carbon capture, sequestration, and utilization are urgently required. The possibility of converting CO2 into useful chemicals could be a good strategy to both decreasing the CO2 concentration and for achieving an efficient exploitation of this cheap carbon source. Recently, several single- and multi-enzyme systems for the catalytic conversion of CO2 mainly to bicarbonate have been implemented. In order to design and construct a catalytic system for the conversion of CO2 to organic molecules, we implemented an in vitro multienzyme system using mesophilic and thermophilic enzymes. The system, in fact, was constituted by a recombinant phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) from the thermophilic cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus, in combination with mesophilic/thermophilic bacterial carbonic anhydrases (CAs), for converting CO2 into oxaloacetate, a compound of potential utility in industrial processes. The catalytic procedure is in two steps: the conversion of CO2 into bicarbonate by CA, followed by the carboxylation of phosphoenolpyruvate with bicarbonate, catalyzed by PEPC, with formation of oxaloacetate (OAA). All tested CAs, belonging to α-, β-, and γ-CA classes, were able to increase OAA production compared to procedures when only PEPC was used. Interestingly, the efficiency of the CAs tested in OAA production was in good agreement with the kinetic parameters for the CO2 hydration reaction of these enzymes. This PEPC also revealed to be thermoactive and thermostable, and when coupled with the extremely thermostable CA from Sulphurhydrogenibium azorense (SazCA) the production of OAA was achieved even if the two enzymes were exposed to temperatures up to 60 °C, suggesting a possible role of the two coupled enzymes in biotechnological processes.
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- Sonia Del Prete
- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse-CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse-CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse-CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Polo Scientifico, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Rm. 188, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy; Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Polo Scientifico, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse-CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy.
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De Luca V, Del Prete S, Carginale V, Vullo D, Supuran CT, Capasso C. Cloning, characterization and anion inhibition studies of a γ-carbonic anhydrase from the Antarctic cyanobacterium Nostoc commune. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2015; 25:4970-4975. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2015] [Revised: 02/26/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Capasso C, Supuran CT. Bacterial, fungal and protozoan carbonic anhydrases as drug targets. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2015; 19:1689-704. [PMID: 26235676 DOI: 10.1517/14728222.2015.1067685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1), a group of ubiquitously expressed metalloenzymes, are involved in numerous physiological and pathological processes, as well as in the growth and virulence of pathogens belonging to bacteria, fungi and protozoa. AREAS COVERED CAs belonging to at least four genetic families, the α-, β-, γ- and η-CAs, were discovered and characterized in many pathogens: i) Bacteria encode enzymes from one or more such families, which were investigated as potential drug targets. Inhibition of bacterial CAs by sulfonamides/phenol derivatives lead to inhibition of growth of the pathogen for Helicobacter pylori, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Brucella suis; ii) Fungi encode for α- and β-CAs, and inhibitors of the sulfonamide, thiol or dithiocarbamate type inhibited the growth of some of them (Malassezia globosa, Candida albicans, Crytpococcus neoformans, etc) in vivo; and iii) Protozoa encode α-, β- or η-CAs. Sulfonamide, thiols and hydroxamates effectively killed such parasites (Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania donovani chagasi, Plasmodium falciparum) in vivo. EXPERT OPINION None of the microorganism CAs is validated as drug targets as yet, but the inhibitors designed against many such enzymes showed interesting in vitro/in vivo results. By interfering with the activity of CAs from microorganisms, both pH homeostasis as well as crucial biosynthetic reactions are impaired, which lead to significant antiinfective effects, not yet exploited for obtaining pharmacological agents. As resistance to the clinically used antiinfectives is a serious healthcare problem worldwide, inhibition of parasite CAs may constitute an alternative approach for obtaining such agents with novel mechanisms of action.
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- Clemente Capasso
- a 1 CNR, Institute of Biosciences and Bioresorces (IBBR) , via P. Castellino, 111, 80131, Napoli, Italy
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- b 2 University of Florence, Neurofarba Department, Section of Pharmaceutical Chemistry , Via U. Schiff 6, 5019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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De Luca V, Del Prete S, Vullo D, Carginale V, Di Fonzo P, Osman SM, AlOthman Z, Supuran CT, Capasso C. Expression and characterization of a recombinant psychrophilic γ-carbonic anhydrase (NcoCA) identified in the genome of the Antarctic cyanobacteria belonging to the genus Nostoc. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2015.1069289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Napoli, Italy,
- Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Dipartimento Di Chimica, Polo Scientifico, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy,
- Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Polo Scientifico, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy, and
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- Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Dipartimento Di Chimica, Polo Scientifico, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy,
- Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Polo Scientifico, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy, and
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Dipartimento Di Chimica, Polo Scientifico, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy,
- Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Polo Scientifico, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy, and
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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De Luca V, Vullo D, Del Prete S, Carginale V, Scozzafava A, Osman SM, AlOthman Z, Supuran CT, Capasso C. Cloning, characterization and anion inhibition studies of a new γ-carbonic anhydrase from the Antarctic bacterium Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis. Bioorg Med Chem 2015; 23:4405-4409. [PMID: 26145820 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Revised: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A new γ-class carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) was cloned, purified and characterized from the Antarctic bacterium Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis, PhaCAγ. The enzyme has a medium-low catalytic activity for the physiologic reaction of CO2 hydration to bicarbonate and protons, with a kcat of 1.4×10(5)s(-1) and a kcat/Km of 1.9×10(6)M(-1)s(-1). An anion inhibition study of PhaCAγ with inorganic anions and small molecule inhibitors is also reported. Many anions present in sea water, such as chloride, fluoride, sulfate, iodide, but also others such as azide, perchlorate and tetrafluoroborate did not inhibit this enzyme. Pseudohalides such as cyanate, thiocyanate, cyanide, selenocyanide, and also bicarbonate, nitrate, nitrite and many complex inorganic anions showed inhibition in the millimolar range (KI in the range of 1.7-9.3mM). The best PhaCAγ inhibitors detected in this study were diethyldithiocarbamate (KI of 0.96 mM) as well as sulfamide, sulfamate, phenylboronic acid and phenylarsonic acid (KI in the range of 82-91 μM). Since γ-CAs are poorly understood at this moment, being present in carboxysomes and thus involved in photosynthesis, this study may be relevant for a better understanding of these processes in Antarctic bacteria/cyanobacteria.
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- Viviana De Luca
- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 81, Napoli, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento Di Chimica, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 81, Napoli, Italy; Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento Di Chimica, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 81, Napoli, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento Di Chimica, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento Di Chimica, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy; Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 81, Napoli, Italy.
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Dedeoglu N, De Luca V, Isik S, Yildirim H, Kockar F, Capasso C, Supuran CT. Cloning, characterization and anion inhibition study of a β-class carbonic anhydrase from the caries producing pathogen Streptococcus mutans. Bioorg Med Chem 2015; 23:2995-3001. [PMID: 26014482 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2015] [Revised: 05/04/2015] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The oral pathogenic bacterium involved in human dental caries formation Streptococcus mutans, encodes for two carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) one belonging to the α- and the other one to the β-class. This last enzyme (SmuCA) has been cloned, characterized and investigated for its inhibition profile with a major class of CA inhibitors, the inorganic anions. Here we show that SmuCA has a good catalytic activity for the CO2 hydration reaction, with kcat 4.2×10(5)s(-1) and kcat/Km of 5.8×10(7)M(-1)×s(-1), being inhibited by cyanate, carbonate, stannate, divannadate and diethyldithiocarbamate in the submillimolar range (KIs of 0.30-0.64mM) and more efficiently by sulfamide, sulfamate, phenylboronic acid and phenylarsonic acid (KIs of 15-46μM). The anion inhibition profile of the S. mutans enzyme is very different from other α- and β-CAs investigated earlier. Identification of effective inhibitors of this new enzyme may lead to pharmacological tools useful for understanding the role of S. mutans CAs in dental caries formation, and eventually the development of pharmacological agents with a new mechanism of antibacterial action.
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- Nurcan Dedeoglu
- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Rm. 188, Via della Lastruccia 3, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Art & Science, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Turkey
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- Istituto di Biochimica delle Proteine-CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Art & Science, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Art & Science, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Art & Science, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Turkey
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- Istituto di Biochimica delle Proteine-CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Polo Scientifico, Dipartimento NEUROFABA, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy.
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Dedeoglu N, DeLuca V, Isik S, Yildirim H, Kockar F, Capasso C, Supuran CT. Sulfonamide inhibition study of the β-class carbonic anhydrase from the caries producing pathogen Streptococcus mutans. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2015; 25:2291-7. [PMID: 25913199 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.04.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2015] [Revised: 04/09/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Streptococcus mutans, the oral pathogenic bacterium provoking dental caries formation, encodes for a β-class carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1), SmuCA. This enzyme was cloned, characterized and investigated for its inhibition profile with the major class of CA inhibitors, the primary sulfonamides. SmuCA has a good catalytic activity for the CO2 hydration reaction, with a kcat of 4.2×10(5) s(-1) and kcat/Km of 5.8×10(7) M(-1)×s(-1), and is efficiently inhibited by most sulfonamides (KIs of 246 nM-13.5 μM). The best SmuCA inhibitors were bromosulfanilamide, deacetylated acetazolamide, 4-hydroxymethylbenzenesulfonamide, a pyrimidine-substituted sulfanilamide derivative, aminobenzolamide and compounds structurally similar to it, as well as acetazolamide, methazolamide, indisulam and valdecoxib. These compounds showed inhibition constants ranging between 246 and 468 nM. Identification of effective inhibitors of this enzyme may lead to pharmacological tools useful for understanding the role of S. mutans CAs in dental caries formation, and eventually the development of pharmacological agents with a new mechanism of antibacterial action.
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- Nurcan Dedeoglu
- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Rm. 188, Via della Lastruccia 3, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Art & Science, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Turkey
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- Istituto di Biochimica delle Proteine-CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Art & Science, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Art & Science, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Art & Science, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Turkey
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- Istituto di Biochimica delle Proteine-CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Polo Scientifico, Dipartimento NEUROFABA, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy.
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Del Prete S, De Luca V, Iandolo E, Supuran CT, Capasso C. Protonography, a powerful tool for analyzing the activity and the oligomeric state of the γ-carbonic anhydrase identified in the genome of Porphyromonas gingivalis. Bioorg Med Chem 2015; 23:3747-50. [PMID: 25910585 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.03.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Revised: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1) are metalloenzymes, mostly containing zinc within their active site, which catalyze a simple but physiologically relevant reaction in all life kingdoms, carbon dioxide hydration to bicarbonate and protons. Six CA classes (α, β, γ, δ, ζ and η) and multiple CA isoforms evolved in organisms all over the phylogenetic tree, for facing the need to efficiently convert high amounts of CO2 to its hydration products. These enzymes are thus involved in many physiologic processes, such as photosynthesis, respiration, CO2 transport, electrolyte secretion in many tissues/organs; biosynthetic reactions (gluconeogenesis, lipogenesis, ureagenesis), etc. Recently, our group reported a new technique to assay CA activity on SDS-PAGE gels, named 'protonography' due to its similarity to zymography. By using protonography, the conversion of CO2 into protons can be visualized as a yellow band on a polyacrylamide gel. By using this technique we demonstrated the possibility to detect activity of the α-CA from Vibrio cholerae as well as the β- and γ-CAs present in Escherichia coli extracts. Furthermore, the activity of the newly discovered η-class enzyme from Plasmodium falciparum has also been evidenced with protonography, illustrating its wide use. Here we show that protonography can be also useful to reveal the oligomeric state of the γ-CA identified in the genome of the bacterial parasite colonizing the oral cavity, Porphyromonas gingivalis, possibly allowing for a simple and efficient diagnostic method.
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- Sonia Del Prete
- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy; Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Polo Scientifico, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
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Vullo D, De Luca V, Del Prete S, Carginale V, Scozzafava A, Capasso C, Supuran CT. Sulfonamide inhibition studies of the γ-carbonic anhydrase from the Antarctic cyanobacterium Nostoc commune. Bioorg Med Chem 2015; 23:1728-34. [PMID: 25773015 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.02.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2015] [Revised: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/24/2015] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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A carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) belonging to the γ-class has been cloned, purified and characterized from the Antarctic cyanobacterium Nostoc commune. The enzyme showed a good catalytic activity for the physiologic reaction (hydration of carbon dioxide to bicarbonate and a proton) with the following kinetic parameters, kcat of 9.5×10(5)s(-1) and kcat/KM of 8.3×10(7)M(-1)s(-1), being the γ-CA with the highest catalytic activity described so far. A range of aromatic/heterocyclic sulfonamides and one sulfamate were investigated as inhibitors of the new enzyme, denominated here NcoCA. The best NcoCA inhibitors were some sulfonylated sulfanilamide derivatives possessing elongated molecules, aminobenzolamide, acetazolamide, benzolamide, dorzolamide, brinzolamide and topiramate, which showed inhibition constants in the range of 40.3-92.3nM. As 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RubisCO) and γ-CAs are closely associated in carboxysomes of cyanobacteria for enhancing the affinity of RubisCO for CO2 and the efficiency of photosynthesis, investigation of this new enzyme and its affinity for modulators of its activity may bring new insights in these crucial processes.
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- Daniela Vullo
- Università degliStudi di Firenze, Dipartimento Di Chimica, Laboratorio di ChimicaBioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Via della Lastruccia3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 81, Napoli, Italy
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- Università degliStudi di Firenze, Dipartimento Di Chimica, Laboratorio di ChimicaBioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Via della Lastruccia3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy; Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 81, Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 81, Napoli, Italy
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- Università degliStudi di Firenze, Dipartimento Di Chimica, Laboratorio di ChimicaBioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Via della Lastruccia3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 81, Napoli, Italy.
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- Università degliStudi di Firenze, Dipartimento Di Chimica, Laboratorio di ChimicaBioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Via della Lastruccia3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy; Università degliStudi di Firenze, DipartimentoNeurofarba, Sezione di ScienzeFarmaceutiche, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
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De Simone G, Di Fiore A, Capasso C, Supuran CT. The zinc coordination pattern in the η-carbonic anhydrase from Plasmodium falciparum is different from all other carbonic anhydrase genetic families. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2015; 25:1385-9. [PMID: 25765908 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.02.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2015] [Revised: 02/19/2015] [Accepted: 02/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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In this Letter we reinvestigate the sequence analysis and report a homology model of the carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) from the protozoan parasite Plasmodium falciparum, recently reported by us to belong to a new genetic family, the η-CA class. Our findings show that the metal ion coordination pattern of this CA is unique among all five other genetic families encoding for such enzymes, comprising two His and one Gln residues, in addition to the water molecule/hydroxide ion acting as nucleophile in the catalytic cycle. Although the η- and α-CAs present the same 3D fold, strongly suggesting the first ones to be evolutionary derived from the last, there are significant differences between the two families to allow optimism for the drug design of selective inhibitors for the parasite over the host enzymes. The preliminary studies reported here are relevant for drug design campaigns of anti-plasmodium CA inhibitors but further work by X-ray crystallography should validate the proposed model.
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- Giuseppina De Simone
- Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini-CNR, via Mezzocannone 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini-CNR, via Mezzocannone 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse, CNR, Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, and Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
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De Luca V, Del Prete S, Carginale V, Vullo D, Supuran CT, Capasso C. A failed tentative to design a super carbonic anhydrase having the biochemical properties of the most thermostable CA (SspCA) and the fastest (SazCA) enzymes. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2015; 30:989-94. [DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2014.1002403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Viviana De Luca
- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse , CNR, Napoli, Italy and
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse , CNR, Napoli, Italy and
- DipartimentoNeurofarba, Università degliStudi di Firenze, Sezione di ScienzeFarmaceutiche, and Laboratorio di ChimicaBioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- DipartimentoNeurofarba, Università degliStudi di Firenze, Sezione di ScienzeFarmaceutiche, and Laboratorio di ChimicaBioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- DipartimentoNeurofarba, Università degliStudi di Firenze, Sezione di ScienzeFarmaceutiche, and Laboratorio di ChimicaBioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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Del Prete S, De Luca V, Supuran CT, Capasso C. Protonography, a technique applicable for the analysis of η-carbonic anhydrase activity. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2015; 30:920-4. [PMID: 25676328 DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2014.990963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Protonography, a sodium dodecyl sulfate - polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) technique derived from zymography was recently reported by our group to be an effective, cheap and reproducible technique for evidencing catalytically active α-carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) isoforms, such as the bovine red blood cell isoform bCA or the bacterial enzyme from Vibrio cholerae, VchCA. CA activity was also observed on the protonogram of a cellular extract of Escherichia coli, evidencing the presence of one or more β-class such enzymes. Here we show that protonography can also be applied to the recently discovered η-CA family using the Plasmodium falciparum enzyme PfCA as an example. The protonogram of PfCA clearly showed catalytically active η-CA with a specific band at 22.0 kDa, which was quite distinct from the band of the red blood cell bovine enzyme bCA, which was observed at 28.8 kDa. The different migration pattern of α- and η-CAs might be a useful tool to detect Plasmodium falciparum in infected human red blood cells by an easy, routine inexpensive technique.
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- Sonia Del Prete
- a CNR - Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse , Napoli , Italy and.,b Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, and Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Polo Scientifico , Università Degli Studi di Firenze , Florence , Italy
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- a CNR - Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse , Napoli , Italy and
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- b Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, and Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Polo Scientifico , Università Degli Studi di Firenze , Florence , Italy
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- a CNR - Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse , Napoli , Italy and
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Supuran CT, Capasso C. The η-class carbonic anhydrases as drug targets for antimalarial agents. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2014; 19:551-63. [PMID: 25495426 DOI: 10.1517/14728222.2014.991312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The η-class of carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1) was recently discovered as the sixth genetic family of this metalloenzyme superfamily, and seems to be present only in various Plasmodium species, the malaria-provoking pathogens. The present review through detailed biochemical, kinetic and phylogenetic studies afford a clear view regarding the differences between η- and the other CA families. AREAS COVERED In this review, the authors underlined as the η-CAs, like α-, γ- and δ-class enzymes, have the Zn(II) ion coordinated by three histidine residues and a water molecule. They seem to be more closely related to the α-CAs, but there are notable differences between them, such as the lack of the proton shuttle residue (His64) and gatekeeper residues, Glu106 and Thr199 in the η-CAs, which are conserved in all α-CAs. EXPERT OPINION Plasmodium falciparum η-CA showed a moderate but significant activity for the CO2 hydration reaction, with a kcat of 1.4 × 10(5)s(-1) and a kcat/Km of 5.4 × 10(6) M(-1) × s(-1). Several inhibition studies with anions and sulfonamides/sulfamates, allowed the identification of interesting lead compounds. The discovery of η-CA-specific inhibitors may lead to novel such agents with a new mechanism of action.
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- Claudiu T Supuran
- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartmento di Chimica Ugo Schiff , Via della Lastruccia 3, Rm. 188, 50019 - Sesto Fiorentino (Florence) , Italy
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Alafeefy AM, Ceruso M, Al-Tamimi AMS, Del Prete S, Supuran CT, Capasso C. Inhibition studies of quinazoline-sulfonamide derivatives against the γ-CA (PgiCA) from the pathogenic bacterium, Porphyromonas gingivalis. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2014; 30:592-6. [PMID: 25407016 DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2014.957202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1) began to be investigated in detail in pathogenic bacteria, in the search for antibiotics with a novel mechanism of action, since it has been demonstrated that in many bacteria CAs are essential for the life cycle of the organism. The presence of CAs in pathogenic bacteria allows the development of anti-infectives with a new mechanism of action, less explored to date. Here, novel quinazoline derivatives crowned with sulfonamide functionality at position-2 were tested for their ability to inhibit the bacterial γ-CA (PgiCA), identified in the genome of Porphyromonas gingivalis. Six compounds were highly effective, nanomolar inhibitors of the pathogenic enzyme γ-PgCA. Three of them were also highly effective sub-nanomolar inhibitors of the cytosolic human isoform II (hCAII). The best γ-PgCA inhibitor was compound 8c, with a K(I) of 3.53 nM and selectivity ratio of 24.5 and 24.8 against hCA I and hCA II, respectively. Many of these new compounds showed a high selectivity for bacterial enzyme respect to the mammalian CA isoforms (hCAI and hCAII). These results suggest that sulfonamides with quinazoline scaffold could be considered as suitable candidates for further derivatization to better understand the role of bacterial CAs in pathogenesis.
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- Ahmed M Alafeefy
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Salman Bin Abdulaziz University , Alkharj , Saudi Arabia
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de Araujo C, Arefeen D, Tadesse Y, Long BM, Price GD, Rowlett RS, Kimber MS, Espie GS. Identification and characterization of a carboxysomal γ-carbonic anhydrase from the cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. PCC 7120. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2014; 121:135-50. [PMID: 24907906 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-014-0018-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Carboxysomes are proteinaceous microcompartments that encapsulate carbonic anhydrase (CA) and ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco); carboxysomes, therefore, catalyze reversible HCO3 (-) dehydration and the subsequent fixation of CO2. The N- and C-terminal domains of the β-carboxysome scaffold protein CcmM participate in a network of protein-protein interactions that are essential for carboxysome biogenesis, organization, and function. The N-terminal domain of CcmM in the thermophile Thermosynechococcus elongatus BP-1 is also a catalytically active, redox regulated γ-CA. To experimentally determine if CcmM from a mesophilic cyanobacterium is active, we cloned, expressed and purified recombinant, full-length CcmM from Nostoc sp. PCC 7120 as well as the N-terminal 209 amino acid γ-CA-like domain. Both recombinant proteins displayed ethoxyzolamide-sensitive CA activity in mass spectrometric assays, as did the carboxysome-enriched TP fraction. NstCcmM209 was characterized as a moderately active and efficient γ-CA with a k cat of 2.0 × 10(4) s(-1) and k cat/K m of 4.1 × 10(6) M(-1) s(-1) at 25 °C and pH 8, a pH optimum between 8 and 9.5 and a temperature optimum spanning 25-35 °C. NstCcmM209 also catalyzed the hydrolysis of the CO2 analog carbonyl sulfide. Circular dichroism and intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence analysis demonstrated that NstCcmM209 was progressively and irreversibly denatured above 50 °C. NstCcmM209 activity was inhibited by the reducing agent tris(hydroxymethyl)phosphine, an effect that was fully reversed by a molar excess of diamide, a thiol oxidizing agent, consistent with oxidative activation being a universal regulatory mechanism of CcmM orthologs. Immunogold electron microscopy and Western blot analysis of TP pellets indicated that Rubisco and CcmM co-localize and are concentrated in Nostoc sp. PCC 7120 carboxysomes.
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- Charlotte de Araujo
- Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, ON, Canada
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Vullo D, Del Prete S, Osman SM, Scozzafava A, Alothman Z, Supuran CT, Capasso C. Anion inhibition study of the β-class carbonic anhydrase (PgiCAb) from the oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014; 24:4402-4406. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2014] [Revised: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 08/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Del Prete S, Vullo D, Fisher GM, Andrews KT, Poulsen SA, Capasso C, Supuran CT. Discovery of a new family of carbonic anhydrases in the malaria pathogen Plasmodium falciparum--the η-carbonic anhydrases. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014; 24:4389-4396. [PMID: 25168745 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 254] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2014] [Revised: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 08/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The genome of the protozoan parasite Plasmodium falciparum, the causative agent of the most lethal type of human malaria, contains a single gene annotated as encoding a carbonic anhydrase (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1) thought to belong to the α-class, PfCA. Here we demonstrate the kinetic properties of PfCA for the CO2 hydration reaction, as well as an inhibition study of this enzyme with inorganic and complex anions and other molecules known to interact with zinc proteins, including sulfamide, sulfamic acid, and phenylboronic/arsonic acids, detecting several low micromolar inhibitors. A closer examination of the sequence of this and the CAs from other Plasmodium spp., as well as a phylogenetic analysis, revealed that these protozoa encode for a yet undisclosed, new genetic family of CAs termed the η-CA class. The main features of the η-CAs are described in this report.
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- Sonia Del Prete
- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse (IBBR)-CNR, via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Polo Scientifico, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Rm. 188, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
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- Eskitis Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
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- Eskitis Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
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- Eskitis Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia
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- Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse (IBBR)-CNR, via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Polo Scientifico, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Rm. 188, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy; Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Polo Scientifico, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.
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Prete SD, Vullo D, Osman SM, Scozzafava A, AlOthman Z, Capasso C, Supuran CT. Sulfonamide inhibition study of the carbonic anhydrases from the bacterial pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis: the β-class (PgiCAb) versus the γ-class (PgiCA) enzymes. Bioorg Med Chem 2014; 22:4537-43. [PMID: 25129169 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.07.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Revised: 07/26/2014] [Accepted: 07/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The oral pathogenic bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis, encodes for two carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1) one belonging to the γ-class (PgiCA) and another one to the β-class (PgiCAb). This last enzyme has been cloned and characterized here for its inhibition profile with the main class of CA inhibitors, the sulfonamides. Many of the clinically used sulfonamides as well as simple aromatic/heterocyclic sulfonamides were ineffective as PgiCAb inhibitors whereas better inhibition was observed with simple derivatives such as sulfanilamide, metanilamide, 4-aminoalkylbenzenesulfonamides (KIs of 364-475nM). The halogenosulfanilamides incorporating heavy halogens, 4-hydroxy- and 4-hydroxyalkyl-benzenesulfonamides, were also micromolar, ineffective PgiCAb inhibitors. The best inhibitors of the β-class enzyme were acetazolamide and ethoxzolamide, with KIs of 214-280nM. Interestingly, the γ-class enzyme was much more sensitive to sulfonamide inhibitors compared to the β-class one, PgiCAb. Identification of potent and possibly selective inhibitors of PgiCAb/PgiCA may lead to pharmacological tools useful for understanding the physiological role(s) of these enzymes, since this bacterium is the main causative agent of periodontitis and few treatment options are presently available.
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- Sonia Del Prete
- Istituto di Biochimica delle Proteine - CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Rm. 188, Via della Lastruccia 3, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Istituto di Biochimica delle Proteine - CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Rm. 188, Via della Lastruccia 3, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy.
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Rm. 188, Via della Lastruccia 3, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy; Università degli Studi di Firenze, Polo Scientifico, Dipartimento NEIROFABA;Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy.
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Synthesis of sulfonamides with effective inhibitory action against Porphyromonas gingivalis γ-carbonic anhydrase. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014; 24:4006-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2014] [Revised: 06/08/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Del Prete S, Vullo D, De Luca V, AlOthman Z, Osman SM, Supuran CT, Capasso C. Biochemical characterization of recombinant β-carbonic anhydrase (PgiCAb) identified in the genome of the oral pathogenic bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2014; 30:366-70. [PMID: 25032746 DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2014.931383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1) belonging to the α-, β-, γ-, δ- and ζ-CAs are ubiquitous metalloenzymes present in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. CAs started to be investigated in detail only recently in pathogenic bacteria, in the search for antibiotics with a novel mechanism of action, since it has been demonstrated that in many such organisms they are essential for the life cycle of the organism. CA inhibition leads to growth impairment or growth defects in several pathogenic bacteria. The microbiota of the human oral mucosa consists of a myriad of bacterial species, Porphyromonas gingivalis being one of them and the major pathogen responsible for the development of chronic periodontitis. The genome of P. gingivalis encodes for a β- and a γ-CAs. Recently, our group purified the recombinant γ-CA (named PgiCA) which was shown to possess a significant catalytic activity for the reaction that converts CO2 to bicarbonate and protons, with a kcat of 4.1 × 10(5 )s(-1) and a kcat/Km of 5.4 × 10(7 )M(-1 )× s(-1). We have also investigated its inhibition profile with a range of inorganic anions such as thiocyanate, cyanide, azide, hydrogen sulfide, sulfamate and trithiocarbonate. Here, we describe the cloning, purification and kinetic parameters of the other class of CA identified in the genome of P. gingivalis, the β-CA, named PgiCAb. This enzyme has a good catalytic activity, with a kcat of 2.8 × 10(5 )s(-1) and a kcat/Km of 1.5 × 10(7 )M(-1 )× s(-1). PgiCAb was also inhibited by the clinically used sulfonamide acetazolamide, with an inhibition constant of 214 nM. The role of CAs as possible virulence factors of P. gingivalis is poorly understood at the moment but their good catalytic activity and the fact that they might be inhibited by a large number of compounds, which may pave the way for finding inhibitors with antibacterial activity that may elucidate these phenomena and lead to novel antibiotics.
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De Luca V, Del Prete S, Supuran CT, Capasso C. Protonography, a new technique for the analysis of carbonic anhydrase activity. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2014; 30:277-82. [PMID: 25007132 DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2014.917085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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All proteolytic enzymes, which are able to renature and reacquire the proteolytic activity on a copolymerized substrate, can be analyzed by zymography upon removal of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). Protonography, the new technique described in this study, unlike zymography, allows the detection of a different protein, not a protease, i.e. of the carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) activity on a SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis gel. CAs are zinc-containing enzymes that catalyze the reversible conversion of carbon dioxide to bicarbonate and protons. Hydrogen ions produced during the catalyzed reaction are responsible for the change of color that appears on the gel around the CA band. For this reason, we named the new technique "protonography". The following four salient features characterize this new technique: (a) on the basis of molecular weight markers, recombinant or native CAs with different molecular weights can be detected and quantified rapidly on a single gel; (b) the hydratase activity can be reversibly inhibited by SDS during electrophoresis and recovered by incubating the gel in aqueous Triton X-100; (c) it is possible to separate active oligomeric forms of CAs on the gel enabling their activities to be determined independently of one another. This feature is not possible when using solution assays; and (d) it can be a useful tool to establish if a putative or a newly identified CA in a genome is expressed and enzymatically active. This article outlines the general principles employed in protonography, providing an easy procedure to implement it in laboratories working with CAs. It also presents an overview of its development and current research applications through specific examples.
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Capasso C, Supuran CT. An overview of the alpha-, beta- and gamma-carbonic anhydrases from Bacteria: can bacterial carbonic anhydrases shed new light on evolution of bacteria? J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2014; 30:325-32. [PMID: 24766661 DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2014.910202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 293] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1) are metalloenzymes which catalyze a simple but physiologically crucial reaction in all life Domains, the carbon dioxide hydration to bicarbonate and protons: CO2 + H2O ⇔ HCO3(-)+ H(+). These enzymes are involved in many physiologic processes, such as photosynthesis, respiration, CO2 transport, as well as metabolism of xenobiotics. Five different, genetically distinct CA families are known to date: the α-, β-, γ-, δ- and ζ-CAs. α-, β- and δ-CAs use Zn(II) ions at the active site, the γ-CAs are probably Fe(II) enzymes (but they are active also with bound Zn(II) or Co(II) ions), whereas the ζ-class uses Cd(II) or Zn(II) to perform the physiologic reaction catalysis. Bacteria encode for enzymes belonging to the α-, β-, and γ-CA classes. They contain zinc ion (Zn(2+)) in their active site, coordinated by three histidine residues and a water molecule/hydroxide ion (in the α and γ) or by two cysteine and one histidine residues (in the β class), with the fourth ligand being a water molecule/hydroxide ion. Here we propose that bacterial CAs can be used as markers for understanding the evolution and genetic variability of the Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. We addressed several questions such as: (1) why are α-CAs present only in the genome of Gram-negative bacteria; (2) why are α-CAs not present in all Gram-negative bacteria; (3) why do Bacteria show an intricate pattern of CA gene expression; (4) what are the physiologic roles of such diverse CAs in these prokaryotes. We proposed possible answers to the previous questions. Moreover, we speculated on the evolution of the CA classes (α, β and γ) identified in the Gram-negative and -positive bacteria. Our main hypothesis is that from the ancestral Ur-CA, the γ-class arose first, followed by the β-class; the α-class CAs came last it is found only in the Gram-negative bacteria.
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Anion inhibition study of the β-carbonic anhydrase (CahB1) from the cyanobacterium Coleofasciculus chthonoplastes (ex-Microcoleus chthonoplastes). Bioorg Med Chem 2014; 22:1667-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2013] [Revised: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Del Prete S, Vullo D, De Luca V, Supuran CT, Capasso C. Biochemical characterization of the δ-carbonic anhydrase from the marine diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii, TweCA. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2014; 29:906-11. [PMID: 24456295 DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2013.868599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Diatom genome sequences clearly reveal the presence of different systems for HCO3(-) uptake. Carbon-concentrating mechanisms (CCM) based on HCO3(-) transport and a plastid-localized carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) appear to be more probable than the others because CAs have been identified in the genome of many diatoms. CAs are key enzymes involved in the acquisition of inorganic carbon for photosynthesis in phytoplankton, as they catalyze efficiently the interconversion between carbon dioxide and bicarbonate. Five genetically distinct classes of CAs exist, α-, β-, γ-, δ- and ζ and all of them are metalloenzymes. Recently we investigated for the first time the catalytic activity and inhibition of the δ-class CA from the marine diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii, named TweCA. This enzyme is an efficient catalyst for the CO2 hydration and its inhibition profile with sulfonamide/sulfamate and anions have also been investigated. Here, we report the detailed biochemical characterization and chemico-physical properties of the δ-CA of T. weissflogii. The δ-CA encoding gene was cloned and expressed in Artic Express cells and the recombinant protein purified to homogeneity. Interesting to note that TweCA has no intrinsic esterase activity with 4-nitrophenyl acetate (pNpA) as substrate although the phylogenetic analysis showed that δ-CAs are closer to the α-CAs than to the other classes of such enzymes.
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- Sonia Del Prete
- Istituto di Biochimica delle Proteine (IBP) - CNR , Napoli , Italy
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Del Prete S, Vullo D, Scozzafava A, Capasso C, Supuran CT. Cloning, characterization and anion inhibition study of the δ-class carbonic anhydrase (TweCA) from the marine diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii. Bioorg Med Chem 2014; 22:531-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2013.10.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Revised: 10/18/2013] [Accepted: 10/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sulfonamide inhibition studies of the δ-carbonic anhydrase from the diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2014; 24:275-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2013] [Accepted: 11/10/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Herrou J, Crosson S. Molecular structure of the Brucella abortus metalloprotein RicA, a Rab2-binding virulence effector. Biochemistry 2013; 52:9020-8. [PMID: 24251537 DOI: 10.1021/bi401373r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The Gram-negative intracellular pathogen Brucella abortus is the causative agent of brucellosis, which is among the most common zoonoses globally. The B. abortus RicA protein binds the host-expressed guanosine nucleotide-binding protein, Rab2, and modulates B. abortus infection biology. We have solved the first X-ray crystal structure of RicA to 2.7 Å resolution and have quantified the affinity of RicA binding to human Rab2 in its GDP-bound and nucleotide-free forms. RicA adopts a classic γ-carbonic anhydrase (γ-CA) fold containing a left-handed β-helix followed by a C-terminal α-helix. Two homotrimers of RicA occupy the crystallographic asymmetric unit. Though no zinc was included in the purification or crystallization buffers, zinc is contained within the RicA crystals, as demonstrated by X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. Electron density for a Zn(2+) ion coordinated by three histidine residues is evident in the putative active site of RicA. However, purified RicA preparations do not exhibit carbonic anhydrase activity, suggesting that Zn(2+) may not be the physiologically relevant metal cofactor or that RicA is not a bona fide carbonic anhydrase enzyme. Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) measurements of purified RicA binding to purified human Rab2 and GDP-Rab2 revealed similar equilibrium affinities (Kd ≈ 35 and 40 μM, respectively). This study thus defines RicA as a Zn(2+)-binding γ-carbonic anhydrase-like protein that binds the human membrane fusion/trafficking protein Rab2 with low micromolar affinity in vitro. These results support a model in which γ-CA family proteins may evolve unique cellular functions while retaining many of the structural hallmarks of archetypal γ-CA enzymes.
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- Julien Herrou
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago , Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Vullo D, Del Prete S, Osman SM, De Luca V, Scozzafava A, Alothman Z, Supuran CT, Capasso C. Sulfonamide inhibition studies of the γ-carbonic anhydrase from the oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013; 24:240-4. [PMID: 24316122 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2013] [Revised: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) denominated PgiCA, belonging to the γ-class, from the oral pathogenic bacteria Porphyromonas gingivalis, the main causative agent of periodontitis, was investigated for its inhibition profile with sulfonamides and one sulfamate. Dichlorophenamide, topiramate and many simple aromatic/heterocyclic sulfonamides were ineffective as PgiCA inhibitors whereas the best inhibition was observed with halogenosulfanilamides incorporating heavy halogens, 4-hydroxy- and 4-hydroxyalkyl-benzenesulfonamides, acetazolamide, methazolamide, zonisamide, indisulam, celecoxib, saccharin and hydrochlorothiazide (KIs in the range of 131-380nM). The inhibition profile of PgiCA was very different from that of CAM, hCA I and II or the β-CA from a protozoan parasite (Leishmania donovani chagasii). Identification of potent and possibly selective inhibitors of PgiCA may lead to pharmacological tools useful for understanding the physiological role(s) of this enzyme.
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- Daniela Vullo
- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Rm. 188, Via della Lastruccia 3, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy
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- Istituto di Biochimica delle Proteine and Institute of Bioscience and Bioresources (IBBR), CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Istituto di Biochimica delle Proteine and Institute of Bioscience and Bioresources (IBBR), CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Rm. 188, Via della Lastruccia 3, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Rm. 188, Via della Lastruccia 3, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy; Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; Università degli Studi di Firenze, Polo Scientifico, Dipartimento NEIROFABA, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Via Ugo Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze), Italy.
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- Istituto di Biochimica delle Proteine and Institute of Bioscience and Bioresources (IBBR), CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
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Del Prete S, De Luca V, Vullo D, Scozzafava A, Carginale V, Supuran CT, Capasso C. Biochemical characterization of the γ-carbonic anhydrase from the oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis, PgiCA. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2013; 29:532-7. [PMID: 23914926 DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2013.822371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1) catalyze a simple but physiologically relevant reaction in all life kingdoms, carbon dioxide hydration to bicarbonate and protons. CAs are present in many pathogenic species and are involved in the bicarbonate metabolism/biosynthetic reactions involving this ion. Ubiquity of these enzymes suggests a pivotal role in microbial virulence and pathogenicity. Porphyromonas gingivalis is an anaerobic bacterium, which colonizes the oral cavity, being involved in the pathogenesis of periodontitis, an inflammatory disease leading to tooth loss. Recently, we reported an anion inhibitory study on the γ-CA (denominated PgiCA) identified in the genome of this Gram-negative bacterium. In this paper we continue our research on PgiCA, and describe the biochemical characterization of the recombinant protein, its thermal stability, the oligomeric state and the enzyme kinetics. PgiCA is a polypeptide chain formed of 192 amino acids and displays an identity of 30-33% when compared with the prototypical γ-CAs, CAM or CAMH (from Methanosarcina thermophila) or CcmM (from Thermosynechococcus elongatus). A subunit molecular mass of 21 kDa was estimated by SDS-PAGE, while HPLC size exclusion chromatography under native conditions gave an estimated molecular mass of 65 kDa suggesting that the recombinant enzyme self-associate in a homotrimer, as all other γ-CAs studied so far. Enzyme kinetic analysis showed that PgiCA is 62 times more effective as a catalyst compared to CAM, the only other γ-CA characterized in detail kinetically. All these features represent an interesting attractive for the drug design of inhibitors/activators of this new enzyme.
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Capasso C, Supuran CT. Anti-infective carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: a patent and literature review. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2013; 23:693-704. [DOI: 10.1517/13543776.2013.778245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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