Synonyms: sulfamethazine
sulfadimidine is an approved drug (FDA (1949))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Sulfadimidine (sulfamethazine) is a sulfonamide antibacterial compound. This class of compounds are competitive inhibitors of bacterial dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS), an enzyme in the pathway which generates the folic acid that is essential for bacterial growth.
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Classification ![]() |
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Compound class | Synthetic organic |
Approved drug? | Yes. FDA (1949) |
IUPAC Name ![]() |
4-amino-N-(4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-yl)benzenesulfonamide |
International Nonproprietary Names ![]() |
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INN number | INN |
1068 | sulfadimidine |
Synonyms ![]() |
sulfamethazine |
Database Links ![]() |
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Specialist databases | |
Antibiotic DB
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Sulfamethazine |
Other databases | |
CAS Registry No. | 57-68-1 (source: Scifinder) |
ChEBI | CHEBI:102265 |
ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL446 |
DrugBank Ligand | DB01582 |
DrugCentral Ligand | 2502 |
GtoPdb PubChem SID | 479821432 |
PubChem CID | 5327 |
Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | ASWVTGNCAZCNNR-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | ASWVTGNCAZCNNR |
Search PubMed clinical trials | sulfadimidine |
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Sulfamethazine (links to external site)
Cat. No. HY-B0035
Sulfamethazine (Standard) (links to external site)
Cat. No. HY-B0035R |