Preferred Name

Sulfonamide Anti-Infective Agent

Synonyms
Definitions

A class of natural or synthetic sulfanilamide derivatives with antibacterial activity. Sulfonamides are structural analogs of para-aminobenzoic acid (essential for microbial folate synthesis). Sulfonamides inhibit bacterial metabolism by competing with PABA for dihydropteroate synthase, thereby resulting in disruption of folic acid metabolism and ultimately DNA synthesis.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C29739

ALT_DEFINITION

A type of antibiotic used to treat infection.

code

C29739

definition

A class of natural or synthetic sulfanilamide derivatives with antibacterial activity. Sulfonamides are structural analogs of para-aminobenzoic acid (essential for microbial folate synthesis). Sulfonamides inhibit bacterial metabolism by competing with PABA for dihydropteroate synthase, thereby resulting in disruption of folic acid metabolism and ultimately DNA synthesis.

label

Sulfonamide Anti-Infective Agent

Legacy Concept Name

Sulfonamide_Anti-infective_Agent

NCI_META_CUI

CL557618

Preferred_Name

Sulfonamide Anti-Infective Agent

prefixIRI

NCIT:C29739

prefLabel

Sulfonamide Anti-Infective Agent

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C254

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