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Synonyms: prothionamide
protionamide is an approved drug
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Protionamide is a thioamide compound with potent antibacterial activity against mycobacteria. It is an analogue of ethionamide and can be used as a therapeutic alternative in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Protionamide requires intracellular activation, by the monooxygenase EthA, in Mycobacterium tuberculosis [1].
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Classification ![]() |
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| Compound class | Synthetic organic |
| Approved drug? | Yes. |
| WHO Essential Medicine | WHO Essential Medicines List (EML) (23rd List, 2023). Access PDF version. Click to view more information about the WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines. |
IUPAC Name ![]() |
| 2-propylpyridine-4-carbothioamide |
International Nonproprietary Names ![]() |
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| INN number | INN |
| 2031 | protionamide |
Synonyms ![]() |
| prothionamide |
Database Links ![]() |
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| Specialist databases | |
Antibiotic DB
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Protionamide |
| Other databases | |
| CAS Registry No. | 14222-60-7 (source: Scifinder) |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:32066 |
| ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL1378024 |
| DrugBank Ligand | DB12667 |
| DrugCentral Ligand | 2314 |
| PubChem CID | 666418 |
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | VRDIULHPQTYCLN-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | VRDIULHPQTYCLN |
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| UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | VRDIULHPQTYCLN-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | VRDIULHPQTYCLN-UHFFFAOYSA-N |