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Sulfathiazole

Synonym(s):

2-Sulfanilamidothiazole, 4-Amino-N-(2-thiazolyl)benzenesulfonamide, N1-(2-Thiazolyl)sulfanilamide

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C9H9N3O2S2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
255.32
Beilstein:
226178
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

Agency

EPA 1694

form

powder

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

200-202 °C (lit.)

application(s)

clinical testing

SMILES string

Nc1ccc(cc1)S(=O)(=O)Nc2nccs2

InChI

1S/C9H9N3O2S2/c10-7-1-3-8(4-2-7)16(13,14)12-9-11-5-6-15-9/h1-6H,10H2,(H,11,12)

InChI key

JNMRHUJNCSQMMB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Sulfathiazole is a broad-spectrum antibacterial drug, belonging to the class of sulfonamides, used in veterinary and human medication for the treatment of infections. It is also involved in promoting growth of livestock and fish.

Application

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Sulfathiazole is used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in meat, and honey samples using different chromatography techniques.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Sulfonamide antibiotic that blocks the synthesis of dihydrofolic acid by inhibiting the enzyme dihydropteroate synthase.
Mode of Action: Inhibits folic acid synthesis in prokaryotes.
Anti-microbial Spectrum: Gram positive, Gram negative, Chlamydia
Mode of Resistance: Alteration of dihydropteroate synthase or alternative pathway for folic acid synthesis.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Comparison of separation conditions and ionization methods for the liquid chromatography?mass spectrometric determination of sulfonamides
Kim H-D and Lee WD
Journal of Chromatography A, 984(1), 153-158 (2003)
Determination of sulfonamides in meat by liquid chromatography coupled with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry
Kim H-D, et al.
Bull. Korean Chem. Soc., 23(11), 1590-1594 (2002)
Quantitative LC/MS-MS determination of sulfonamides and some other antibiotics in honey
Kaufmann A, et al.
Journal of AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Chemists) International, 85(4), 853-860 (2002)
Mi-Kyung Yun et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 335(6072), 1110-1114 (2012-03-03)
The sulfonamide antibiotics inhibit dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS), a key enzyme in the folate pathway of bacteria and primitive eukaryotes. However, resistance mutations have severely compromised the usefulness of these drugs. We report structural, computational, and mutagenesis studies on the catalytic
T Lotti et al.
Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research, 66(7), 1519-1526 (2012-08-07)
The feasibility of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) process to treat wastewaters containing antibiotics and heavy metals (such as the liquid fraction of the anaerobically digested swine manure) was studied in this work. The specific anammox activity (SAA) was evaluated by

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