Regulation of Human Carbonic Anhydrase I (hCAI) Activity by Using a Photochromic Inhibitor†
This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, the Fonds der chemischen Industrie, the University of Regensburg, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the Canada Research Chair Program, and Simon Fraser University.
Graphical Abstract
Photoswitchable: The activity of a dithienylethene-based human carbonic anhydrase inhibitor (hCAI) can be regulated using light. Converting the flexible, ring-open isomer of the photoswitch into the rigid, ring-closed isomer using UV light reduces the inhibition and increases the activity of hCAI by 50-fold. The inhibitor can be turned back on by using visible light, which has many advantages in biological applications.