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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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1. Fraaije MW, Kamerbeek NM, Heidekamp AJ, Fortin R, Janssen DB. (2004)
The prodrug activator EtaA from Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase. J Biol Chem, 279 (5): 3354-60. [PMID:14610090] |