carbonate dehydratase inhibitor

car·bon·ate de·hy·dra·tase in·hib·i·tor

an agent, usually chemically related to the sulfonamides, that inhibits the activity of carbonate dehydratase, producing a general decrease in the formation of H2CO3 in the tissues.
See also: acetazolamide. Synonym(s): carbonic anhydrase inhibitor

carbonate dehydratase inhibitor

Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor (see there), is widely preferred in the working biomedical palance; cabonate dehydratase is the term preferred by the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB).