Urease inhibitorAcetohydroxamic acid acts as a drug, as an inhibitor of bacterial and plant urease, which is used for urinary tract infections. It is also used in organic synthesis. It acts as an antiurolithic and antibacterial agent. It is involved in the study of complexation of iron(III) with acetohydroxamic acid as well as in the inhibition study of lansoprazole and omeprazole on Helicobacter pyloni. It plays an important role in the insitu generation of nitrosocarbonylmethane as a Diels-Alder dienophile. In addition to this, it is used in the treatment of kidney stones and urinary tract infections.
