Synonyms: sulfanilylguanidine | sulphaguanidine
sulfaguanidine is an approved drug (FDA (1941))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Sulfaguanidine is a sulfonamide antimicrobial compound [4]. Structurally it is a guanidine derivative of sulfanilamide.
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Bioactivity Comments |
We have been unable to identify quantitative data for the antibacterial activity of sulfaguanidine. The sulfonamide class of antibacterial compounds are primarily bacteriostatic agents and have a broad spectrum of activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative species of bacteria (reviewed in [3]). |