Ct. Supuran et al., CARBONIC-ANHYDRASE ACTIVATORS .7. ISOZYME-II ACTIVATION BY BISAZOLYL-METHANES, BISAZOLYL-ETHANES AND RELATED AZOLES, Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin, 16(12), 1993, pp. 1236-1239
A correlation was found between the carbonic anhydrase II activating p
ower and the pK(a) values for a series of azoles, bisazolylmethanes an
d bisazolylethanes. Strong activations were found for compounds with p
K(a)'s in the interval 6.5-8.0. The mechanism of action for such activ
ators is discussed.