In vitro inhibition of purified human carbonic anhydrase I and II by novel fluorene derivatives
<p>In this study, 9-benzylidene-9<em>H</em>-fluorene-substituted urea (<strong>5a–p</strong>) and thiourea derivatives <strong>(5q–v)</strong> were synthesized and their inhibitory effects on the activity of human carbonic anhydrase (hCA) I and II were evaluated. hCA I and II were purified from human erythrocytes using a Sepharose 4B-L-tyrosine-sulphanilamide affinity column. All the synthesized compounds inhibited the activity of the hCA I and II isoenzymes. Among the synthesized compounds, <strong>5f</strong><strong> </strong>was found to be the most active (IC<sub>50</sub> = 21.4 μM) for inhibition of hCA I and <strong>5s </strong>was the most active (IC<sub>50</sub> = 25.3 μM) for inhibition of<strong> </strong>hCA II.</p><p><strong><br /></strong></p>
