Aminosalicylic Acid
Para-aminosalicylic acid is a bacteriostatic antibiotic used primarily to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by inhibiting dihydropteroate synthase in the folate pathway of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is used as part of multidrug combination therapy when standard first-line treatments are not effective.
Masse moléculaire
153,1400 g/mol
LogP
1,30
TPSA
83,60 Ų
Règle des 5 de Lipinski
Conforme
Aires thérapeutiques
Pharmacokinetics (PK)
Pharmacodynamics (PD)
Structure 2D
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SMILES
Nc1ccc(C(=O)O)c(O)c1
InChI
InChI=1S/C7H7NO3/c8-4-1-2-5(7(10)11)6(9)3-4/h1-3,9H,8H2,(H,10,11)
Molecular Formula
C7H7NO3
HBD / HBA
3 / 4
Liaisons Rotatives
1
Atomes Lourds
11
No targets recorded
Target interaction data is not yet available for this drug.
No interactions recorded
Drug interaction data is not yet available for this compound.
No side effects recorded
Side effect data is not yet available for this drug.
Foire aux questions
Para-aminosalicylic acid is a bacteriostatic antibiotic used primarily to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis by inhibiting dihydropteroate synthase in the folate pathway of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is used as part of multidrug combination therapy when standard first-line treatments are not effective.
Yes, Aminosalicylic Acid is an approved drug. It has reached clinical phase 4. It is classified as a Small molecule.
References & Data Sources
- ChEMBL — European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). CHEMBL1169. Open-access bioactivity database.
- PubChem — National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). CID 4649. Chemical information database.
Data aggregated from publicly available pharmacological databases. Last updated 2026-03-04.
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