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Pyrazinamide

Catalog No. S1762 Name Selleck Chemicals
CAS Number 98-96-4 Website http://www.selleckchem.com
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
pyrazine-2-carboxamide
IUPAC Traditional name
pyrazinamide
Synonyms
Pezetamid
Pyrazinoic acid amide
Pyrafat

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 98-96-4

PROPERTIES

Salt Data Free Base
Storage Condition -20°C

DETAILS

Description (English)
Research Area: Infection
Biological Activity:
Pyrazinamide (Pyrazinoic acid amide) is an agent used to treat tuberculosis. M. tuberculosis has the enzyme pyrazinamidase which is only active in acidic conditions. Pyrazinamidase converts pyrazinamide (Pyrazinoic acid amide) to the active form, pyrazinoic acid which accumulates in the bacilli. Pyrazinoic acid inhibits the enzyme fatty acid synthase (FAS) I, which is required by the bacterium to synthesise fatty acids although this has been discounted. [1]

REFERENCES

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrazinamide