Sulfanilamide

CHEMBL21 Phase 4 Одобрено Small molecule
Half-Life
Bioavailability
Protein Binding
Molecular Weight
172.2 g/mol
LogP
-0.6
Phase
4

Sulfanilamide is the prototype sulfonamide antibiotic and the parent compound from which all sulfonamide drugs are derived, used topically for vaginal candidiasis and bacterial vaginitis and historically as a systemic antibacterial before more effective agents were available. It acts as a structural analog of para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), competitively inhibiting dihydropteroate synthase and blocking bacterial folic acid biosynthesis. It is also the precursor of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors and thiazide diuretics through chemical modification.

Молекулярная масса

172,2100 g/mol

LogP

-0,60

TPSA

94,60 Ų

Правило пяти Липинского

Соответствует

Терапевтические области

Механизм действия

Applied directly to the skin or mucous membranes, where it exerts its therapeutic effect locally at the site of application with minimal systemic absorption.

Pharmacokinetics (PK)

Pharmacodynamics (PD)

Механизм

Applied directly to the skin or mucous membranes, where it exerts its therapeutic effect locally at the site of application with minimal systemic absorption.

2D Структура

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SMILES

Nc1ccc(S(N)(=O)=O)cc1

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H8N2O2S/c7-5-1-3-6(4-2-5)11(8,9)10/h1-4H,7H2,(H2,8,9,10)

Molecular Formula

C6H8N2O2S

HBD / HBA

2 / 4

Вращаемые Связи

1

Тяжёлые Атомы

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.

Часто задаваемые вопросы

Sulfanilamide is the prototype sulfonamide antibiotic and the parent compound from which all sulfonamide drugs are derived, used topically for vaginal candidiasis and bacterial vaginitis and historically as a systemic antibacterial before more effective agents were available. It acts as a structural analog of para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), competitively inhibiting dihydropteroate synthase and blocking bacterial folic acid biosynthesis. It is also the precursor of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors and thiazide diuretics through chemical modification.

Applied directly to the skin or mucous membranes, where it exerts its therapeutic effect locally at the site of application with minimal systemic absorption.

Yes, Sulfanilamide is an approved drug. It has reached clinical phase 4. It is classified as a Small molecule.

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References & Data Sources

  • ChEMBL — European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). CHEMBL21. Open-access bioactivity database.
  • PubChem — National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). CID 5333. Chemical information database.

Data aggregated from publicly available pharmacological databases. Last updated 2026-03-28.

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Data sources: ChEMBL, PubChem, DailyMed.