Comparison of the interaction of cobalt bovine carbonic anhydrase II with acetazolamide and methazolamide and the reaction of apoenzyme with cobalt(II) complexes of acetazolamide and methazolamide: Spectrophotometric study

The metalloenzyme carbonic anhydrase (CA) is an attractive choice for a research-based bioinorganic laboratory course. In this project the interaction of cobalt bovine carbonic anhydrase II (CoBCAII) with acetazolamide and methazolamide and the reaction of apoenzyme with cobalt(II) complexes of acetazolamide and methazolamide is studied by UV-visible spectroscopy. Prior to this spectroscopic study students are given native BCAII, and they prepare apoBCAII and CoBCAII. A major aim is to provide experience in handling metalloproteins and in the study of metal complexes-protein interactions.