Sulfanilamide
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Sulfanilamide
Systematic (IUPAC) name
4-aminobenzenesulfonamide
Identifiers
CAS number	63-74-1
ATC code	J01EB06 D06BA05
PubChem	5333
DrugBank	APRD00438
Chemical data
Formula	C6H8N2O2S
Mol. mass	172.206 g/mol
Pharmacokinetic data
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Therapeutic considerations
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Legal status
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Sulfanilamide is a molecule containing the sulfonamide functional group attached to an aniline.

The term "sulfanilamides" is also used to describe a family of molecules containing these functional groups. Examples include:

• Furosemide, a loop diuretic
• Sulfadiazine, an antibiotic
• Sulfamethoxazole, an antibiotic

Gerhard Domark, and Jacques and Therese Trefouel (1935) is generally credited with the discovery of sulfanilamide as a chemotherapeutic agent.

See also

• Sulfa drug
• Sulfonamide (medicine)

External links

• MeSH Sulfanilamides

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