Synonyms: Dagenan® | M&B 693 | sulphapyridine
sulfapyridine is an approved drug (FDA (1939))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Sulfapyridine is a sulfonamide compound that was used clinically as an antibacterial agent but is now used principally as an anti-inflammatory drug.
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Bioactivity Comments |
The sulfonamide class of antibacterial compounds are primarily bacteriostatic agents and have a broad spectrum of activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative species of bacteria (reviewed in [4]). The in vitro antibacterial activity of sulfapyridine is evaluated in [6]. |