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Pyrazinamide

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

Pyrazinecarboxamide, Pyrazinamide, Pyrazinoic acid amide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H5N3O
CAS Number:
98-96-4
Molecular Weight:
123.11
Beilstein:
112306
MDL number:
MFCD00006132
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329820195
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

pyrazinamide

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

mp

189-191 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

NC(=O)c1cnccn1

InChI

1S/C5H5N3O/c6-5(9)4-3-7-1-2-8-4/h1-3H,(H2,6,9)

InChI key

IPEHBUMCGVEMRF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Pyrazinamide EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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D A Mitchison et al.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland), 90(3), 177-181 (2010-04-13)
While we wait for improved new anti-tuberculosis drugs, the main aim for improving current treatment should be to optimize the use of the two current drugs, rifampicin and the pro-drug pyrazinamide, which are responsible to a similar extent for the
Y Zhang et al.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 7(1), 6-21 (2003-04-19)
Pyrazinamide (PZA) is an important sterilising tuberculosis drug that helps to shorten the duration of current chemotherapy regimens for tuberculosis. When first discovered, it had activity in murine tuberculosis but no apparent in vitro activity, and its subsequent use in
Tawanda Gumbo et al.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 69(9), 2420-2425 (2014-05-14)
To identify the pyrazinamide MIC above which standard combination therapy fails. MICs of pyrazinamide were determined for Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates, cultured from 58 patients in a previous randomized clinical trial in Cape Town, South Africa. The MICs were determined using
A Somoskovi et al.
Respiratory research, 2(3), 164-168 (2001-11-01)
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis have emerged worldwide. In many countries and regions, these resistant strains constitute a serious threat to the efficacy of tuberculosis control programs. An important element in gaining control of this epidemic is developing an
X Gonzalo et al.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 69(11), 3001-3005 (2014-06-26)
Pyrazinamide is a key first-line tuberculosis drug. Reliable drug susceptibility testing (DST) data are of clinical importance, but in vitro testing is challenging since the activity of pyrazinamide is pH sensitive. The BACTEC MGIT 960 is considered the principal reference
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