Inhibition of α-, β-, γ-, δ-, ζ- and η-class carbonic anhydrases from bacteria, fungi, algae, diatoms and protozoans with famotidine

• Main Authors: Andrea Angeli (Author), Mariana Pinteala (Author), Stelian S. Maier (Author), Sonia Del Prete (Author), Clemente Capasso (Author), Bogdan C. Simionescu (Author), Claudiu T. Supuran (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Famotidine, an antiulcer drug belonging to the H2 antagonists class of pharmacological agents, was recently shown to potently inhibit human (h) and bacterial carbonic anhydrases (CAs, EC 4.2.1.1). We investigated the inhibitory effects of famotidine against all classes of CAs from the pathogenic bac...