Term Name: | prontosil |
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Synonyms: | 4-[(2,4-diaminophenyl)diazenyl]benzenesulfonamide, p-((2,4-Diaminophenyl)azo)benzenesulphonamide, Prontosil, Prontosil rubrum, Rubiazol, Sulfamidochrysoidine |
Definition: | A diphenyldiazene compound having two amino substituents at the 2- and 4-positions and an aminosulphonyl substituent at the 4'-position. It was the first antibacterial drug, (introduced 1935) and the first of the sulfonamide antibiotics. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:8464] ( EBI ) |