Description
Sulfamerazine is a sulfonamide antibiotic useful against a wide variety of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria.It is involved in the characterization of chitosan membranes used for transporting drugs.
Sulfonamide antibiotics are derived from a chemical called sulfanilamide. They function through inhibiting the conversion of p-aminobenzoic acid to dihydropteroate, an essential step in the synthesis of folic acid. By preventing the production of folate in bacteria, the sulfonamide antibiotics ultimately suppress bacterial DNA replication.
Antibiotics are often used in clinical in vitro tests known as antimicrobial susceptibility tests or ASTs to determine their efficacy against certain bacterial species. They are tested against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria using panels, discs, and MIC strips by medical microbiologists. ASTs decrease the risk of using an antibiotic against bacteria exhibiting resistance to it, and the results are used in clinical settings to determine which antibiotic(s) to prescribe for various infections.
Product Specifications
Sulfamerazine Sodium
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY GRADE
Formula: C11H11N4O2SNa
MW: 286.29 g/mol
Storage/Handling: Store at 4°C.
PubChem Chemical ID: 15899899
