OBO ID: CHEBI:4878

Term Name:	ethambutol dihydrochloride		Search Ontology:
Synonyms:	(+)-(S,S)-ethambutol dihydrochloride (+)-2,2'-(ethylenediimino)-di-1-butanol dihydrochloride (+)-2,2'-(ethylenediimino)di-1-butanol dihydrochloride (+)-ethambutol dihydrochloride (+)-N,N'-bis(1-(hydroxymethyl)propyl)ethylenediamine dihydrochloride (2S,2'E)-2,2'-(ethane-1,2-diyldiimino)dibutan-1-ol dihydrochloride ethambutol HCl ethambutol hydrochloride N,N'-bis[(2S)-1-hydroxybutan-2-yl]ethane-1,2-diaminium dichloride
Definition:	The dihydrchloride salt of ethambutol. A bacteriostatic antimycobacterial drug, it is effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and some other mycobacteria. It is used in combination with other antituberculous drugs in the treatment of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis; resistant strains of M. tuberculosis are readily produced if ethambutol dihydrochloride is used alone.
References:	Beilstein:6317056 CAS:1070-11-7 DrugBank:DB00330 KEGG:D00878
Ontology:	ChEBI  ( EBI )