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Synonyms: 1314 TH | Bayer 5312 | Trecator®
ethionamide is an approved drug (FDA (1965))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Ethionamide is a thioamide compound with potent antibacterial activity against mycobacteria. It is used in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB). Ethionamide inhibits mycobacterial fatty acid synthesis by targeting InhA (an enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase) [2], following intracellular activation, by the monooxygenase EthA, in Mycobacterium tuberculosis [1].
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