Sulfacetamide is a sulfonamide antibiotic that is bacteriostatic against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. It inhibits dihydropteroate synthase (IC50 = 9.6 μM), blocking the synthesis of dihydrofolic acid, and also inhibits bacterial 4-aminobenzoic acid , which is required for the synthesis of folic acid.
Sulfacetamide Sodium Salt is an antibiotic that blocks synthesis of dihydrofolic acid by inhibiting the enzyme dihydropteroate synthase. It can be used in biological study to explore topical application of benzoyl peroxide, antibiotics, sulfur and sodium sulfacetamide, azelaic acid for treatment of acne vulgaris in humans.
Sulfacetamide Sodium is an anti-biotic
ChEBI: An organic sodium salt that is the monosodium salt of sulfacetamide.
Bleph (Allergan); Cetamide (Alcon); Klaron (Sanofi Aventis); Ocusulf (MIZA); Sodium Sulamyd (Schering); Sulf (Novartis); Sulfacel (Optopics); Sulfair (Pharmafair); Sulten (Bausch & Lomb).
