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Sulfasalazine
- CAS number
- 599-79-1
- Molecular formula
- C18H14N4O5S
- Molecular weight
- 398.4 g/mol

About this molecule
Sulfasalazine is an azobenzene consisting of diphenyldiazene having a carboxy substituent at the 4-position, a hydroxy substituent at the 3-position and a 2-pyridylaminosulphonyl substituent at the 4'-position. It has a role as a ferroptosis inducer, an antiinfective agent, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, a gastrointestinal drug, an EC 2.5.1.18 (glutathione transferase) inhibitor and a drug allergen. It is a member of azobenzenes, a member of pyridines and a sulfonamide. It is functionally related to a sulfanilamide.
Source: ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- 2-hydroxy-5-[[4-(pyridin-2-ylsulfamoyl)phenyl]diazenyl]benzoic acid
- InChIKey
- NCEXYHBECQHGNR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C1=CC=NC(=C1)NS(=O)(=O)C2=CC=C(C=C2)N=NC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)C(=O)O
- Other CAS numbers recorded
- 737754-28-8
- PubChem CID
- 5339
Also known as
sulfasalazine · Salicylazosulfapyridine · Sulphasalazine · Azulfidine · Salazosulfapyridine · Salazopyrin · Benzosulfa · Sulcolon
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