Compound ID | 2080
Synonym(s): Sulfaperin
Class: Sulfa drug / Sulphonamide
Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
Details of activity: | Sulphonamides are structural analogues of p-aminobenzoic acid and act as competitive inhibitors (and alternate substrates) of dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) to block the synthesis of folic acid. Primarily bacteriostatic; rapid emergence of resistance. |
Description: | Synthetic sufanilamide derivative; long-acting (~7 days). |
Year first mentioned: | 1946 |
Development status: | Discontinued |
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PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/68933 |
Guide to Pharmacology: | sulfaperin |
Citation: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7447603/ |