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Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor

Ellagitannins extracted from the pericarps of Punica granatum, the pomegranate, such as punicalin, punicalagin, granatin B, gallagyldilactone, casuarinin, pedunculagin and tellimagrandin I, are highly active carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.



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Hyperchloremic acidosis

Renal tubular acidosis failure of HCO3- resorption(i.e., proximal renal tubular acidosis, or overdose of carbonic anhydrase inhibitor) or failure of H+ secretion (i.e. in distal renal tubular acidosis)