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olsalazine

Term ID
CHEBI:7770
Synonyms
  • 3,3'-Azobis(6-hydroxybenzoic acid)
  • 3,3'-diazene-1,2-diylbis(6-hydroxybenzoic acid)
  • 5,5'-Azobis(salicylic acid)
  • Olsalazina
  • Olsalazine
  • Olsalazinum
Definition
An azobenzene that consists of two molecules of 4-aminosalicylic acid joined by an azo linkage. A prodrug for mesalazine, an anti-inflammatory drug, it is used (as the disodium salt) in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
References
  • CAS:15722-48-2
  • DrugBank:DB01250
  • Drug_Central:1988
  • KEGG:C07323
  • KEGG:D08295
  • Patent:DE278613
  • Patent:EP36636
  • Patent:US1157169
  • Patent:US4528367
  • Reaxys:3218651
  • Wikipedia:Olsalazine
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Resources
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Relationships
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from olsalazine
Phenotype where environments contain olsalazine
Phenotype modified by environments containing olsalazine
Human Disease Model