Identification | |
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Name | Sulfametopyrazine |
Accession Number | DB00664 (APRD00517) |
Type | small molecule |
Description | Long-acting plasma-bound sulfonamide used for respiratory and urinary tract infections and also for malaria. [PubChem] |
Structure |
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Categories (*) | |
Molecular Weight | 280.303 |
Groups | approved |
Monoisotopic Weight | 280.06301096 |
Pharmacology | |
Indication | For the treatment of urinary tract infection and chronic bronchitis. |
Mechanism of action | Sulfametopyrazine is a competitive inhibitor of the bacterial enzyme dihydropteroate synthetase. Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), a substrate of the enzyme is prevented from binding. The inhibited reaction is necessary in these organisms for the synthesis of folic acid. |
Absorption | Not Available |
Protein binding | Not Available |
Biotransformation | Not Available |
Route of elimination | Not Available |
Toxicity | Not Available |
Affected organisms |
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Interactions | |
Drug Interactions | Not Available |
Food Interactions | Not Available |
Dihydropteroate synthetase | |
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Name | Dihydropteroate synthetase |
Gene Name | Not Available |
Pharmacological action | yes |
Actions | inhibitor |
References |
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DTHybrid score | 1.0586 |
Id | Partner name | Gene Name | Score |
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620 | Bifunctional dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase | Not Available | 0.1176 |
3811 | Cytochrome P450 19A1 | CYP19A1 | 0.064 |
4757 | Cytochrome P450 2C9 | CYP2C9 | 0.0616 |
6013 | Cytochrome P450 2E1 | CYP2E1 | 0.0205 |
4924 | Cytochrome P450 2C8 | CYP2C8 | 0.019 |
4512 | Cytochrome P450 3A4 | CYP3A4 | 0.0153 |