PMID: 22258283

Authors:

Salmon AJ, Williams ML, Hofmann A, Poulsen SA

Title:

Protein crystal structures with ferrocene and ruthenocene-based enzyme inhibitors.

Journal:

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Feb 25;48(17):2328-30. Epub 2012 Jan 18.

Abstract:

We have determined the protein X-ray crystal structures of four organometallic inhibitors in complex with their target enzyme carbonic anhydrase II. The barrel-shaped hydrophobic ferrocene and ruthenocene moieties have provided a structure-based avenue to better occupy the hydrophobic binding patch within the enzyme active site.