Antiobesity carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: a literature and patent review

Introduction: Obesity is ranked as one of the top 10 global health problems and the major concern deriving from it is the exposure of the population to a vast array of chronic pathologies such as cardiovascular and musculoskeletal disorders, type 2 diabetes, cancer, such as colon, breast and endometrial cancer, together with psychological disorders derived from this condition. The discovery that the clinically used anticonvulsants topiramate...