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sulfadoxine |
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- 4-amino-N-(5,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-4-yl)benzenesulfonamide
- 4-Sulfanilamido-5,6-dimethoxypyrimidine
- sulfadoxina
- Sulfadoxine
- sulfadoxinum
- Sulforthomidine
- Sulphadoxine
- Sulphormethoxine
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Definition: |
A sulfonamide consisting of pyrimidine having methoxy substituents at the 5- and 6-positions and a 4-aminobenzenesulfonamido group at the 4-position. In combination with the antiprotozoal pyrimethamine (CHEBI:8673) it is used as an antimalarial.
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ChEBI
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