Sulfacetamide sodium NEW

Sulfacetamide sodium

Basic Informaiton

Product name: Sulfacetamide sodium

CAS number: 6209-17-2

Molecular formula: C8H13N2NaO4S

Molecular weight: 256.25

EINECS Number: 642-939-4

MDL No. : MFCD00149555

Properties

Appearance: white crystalline powder; Odorless, slightly bitter taste.

Solubility :Freely soluble in water. Insoluble in chloroform, ether, and benzene.

Melting point 263-265°C

Storage Conditions Keep in dark place,Inert atmosphere,Room temperature

Pharmacological action

It is a short-acting sulfanilamide drug with broad-spectrum antibacterial action. Due to the competition of dihydrofolate synthetase with p-aminobenzoic acid, folate metabolism of bacteria is blocked, and purines and nucleic acids cannot be obtained, resulting in bacterial growth and reproduction is inhibited. It has inhibitory effect on most gram-positive and negative bacteria, especially sensitive to hemolytic streptococcus, diplococcus pneumoniae, dysentery bacillus, staphylococcus, meningococcus and chlamydia trachomatis. It has some effect on fungi. Indication.