General Description
White powder. pH of 0.5% aqueous solution: 5.8-6.1.
Reactivity Profile
SULFANILAMIDE(63-74-1) is an amino acid. May be incompatible with isocyanates, halogenated organics, peroxides, phenols (acidic), epoxides, anhydrides, and acid halides. May react with azo and diazo compounds to generate toxic gases.
Air & Water Reactions
May be unstable if exposed for long periods air and light . Slightly water soluble.
Fire Hazard
Flash point data for this chemical are not available but SULFANILAMIDE is probably combustible.
Description
Sulfanilamide, whose structure is similar to the structure of p-aminobenzoic acid, competes with p-aminobenzoic acid for inclusion in the folic acid molecule. In short, by taking the place of p-aminobenzoic acid, it “interferes” with the biosynthesis of folic acid. As
a result, the “misled” enzymes construct a “false” molecule of folic acid, which is not able
to carry out the vital function of true folic acid.
Definition
A type of
organic compound with the general formula R.SO2.NH2. Sulfonamides, which are
amides of sulfonic acids, are active against
bacteria, and some are used in pharmaceuticals (‘sulfa drugs’).
Preparation
Sulfonamide is synthesized from acetanilide by chlorosulfonation, amination, hydrolysis, and neutralization:
Acetanilide is reacted with chlorosulfonic acid at 40~50℃, then cooled, slowly added to water for acid decomposition, precipitated at the same time, dried and filtered to obtain p-acetamidobenzenesulfonyl chloride, and then subjected to ammoniation, and the amination temperature is controlled at 40~ 45 ℃, and then hydrolyzed, acidified to obtain sulfonamide.
Brand name
Acetonal vaginal;Amidrin;Avc cream suppositoty;Avc/dienestrol;Avril;Azol polvo;Azol pomada;Buco pental;Buco regis;Chemiovis;Daromid;Defonamid;Dorsec;Expseptoplix;Faderma;Fricton;Gagaril sulfamida;Gynaedron;Instilin;Jacosulfon;Medeyol;Mentol sedans sulfamidad;Nasopomada;Odamida;Oestro-gyneadron;Otocaina;Otonasal;Otorrilan;Ovuthricinol;Oxidermiol;Paraseptol;Pental forte;Pentalmicina;Polvo sulfamida leti;Polvo sulfamida orrvan;Polvos wilfe;Pomada heridas;Pomada wilfe;Prontablin;Pulvi bacteramide;Pyodental;Pyodron;Quimpeamida;Rhinamide;Rino glucol sulf;Sulfacromo;Sulfonamid spuman;Sulfonamide-spuman-style;Sulfonanilamid;Sulfosellan-salbe;Ung. vemleigh.
World Health Organization (WHO)
Sulfanilamide, a sulfonamide anti-infective agent, was introduced
in 1936 for the treatment of bacterial infections. The importance of sulfonamides
has subsequently decreased as a result of increasing resistance and their
replacement by antibiotics which are generally more active and less toxic. The
sulfonamides are known to cause serious adverse effects such as renal toxicity,
sometimes fatal exfoliative dermatitis and erythema multiforma and dangerous
adverse reactions affecting blood formation such as agranulocytosis and
haemolytic or aplastic anaemia. Sulfanilamide is still used in some countries as a
pessaries or as vaginal cream.
Antimicrobial activity
Sulfanilamide is a sulfonamide antibiotic. It is bacteriostatic against Streptococci in vitro at a concentration of 20 μg/ml and inhibits the growth of 106 clinically isolated strains of Gonococcus. Sulfanilamide reduces the concentration of Streptococcus in rabbit plasma ex vivo following four doses of 20 ml of a 2% sulfanilamide solution. Sulfonamide class antibiotics, of which sulfanilamide is a member, are bacteriostatic and inhibit bacterial synthesis of dihydrofolic acid by competing with 4-aminobenzoic acid for binding to dihydropteroate synthase. Formulations containing sulfanilamide have been used to treat T. vaginalis infections.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Sulfonamide antibiotic that blocks the synthesis of dihydrofolic acid by inhibiting the enzyme dihydropteroate synthase.Mode of Action: A competitive inhibitor of dihydropteroate synthestase to block the synthesis of folic acid.Anti-microbial Spectrum: Gram positive, Gram negative, Chlamydia Mode of Resistance: Alteration of dihydropteroate synthase or alternative pathway for folic acid synthesis.