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sulfamethazine

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Also known as Smz-Med 454, 2-Sulfanilamido-4,6-dimethylpyrimidine, Sulfametazyny, 4-Amino-N-(2,6-dimethyl-4-pyrimidinyl)benzenesulfonamide, (P-Aminobenzolsulfonyl)-2-amino-4,6-dimethylpyrimidin, Sulfadimidina, Sulphadimethylpyrimidine, N(1)-(4,6-Dimethyl-2-pyrimidinyl)sulfanilamide

Sulfadimidine or sulfamethazine is a sulfonamide antibacterial.

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Mass
278.084
Has use
medication
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chemical formula
C₁₂H₁₄N₄O₂S
subject has role
bactericide
canonical SMILES
CC1=CC(=NC(=N1)NS(=O)(=O)C2=CC=C(C=C2)N)C
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
sulfadimidine
defined daily dose
4
melting point
200
Commons category
Sulfadimidine
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Sulfadimidine or sulfamethazine is a sulfonamide antibacterial.

There are non-standardized abbreviations for it as "sulfadimidine" (abbreviated SDI and more commonly but less reliably SDD) and as "sulfamethazine" (abbreviated SMT and more commonly but less reliably SMZ). Other names include sulfadimerazine, sulfadimezine, and sulphadimethylpyrimidine.

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