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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula 2C11H10N3O2S.Ca
Molecular Weight 536.64
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of SULFAPYRIDINE CALCIUM

SMILES

[Ca++].NC1=CC=C(C=C1)S(=O)(=O)[N-]C2=CC=CC=N2.NC3=CC=C(C=C3)S(=O)(=O)[N-]C4=CC=CC=N4

InChI

InChIKey=YXZNOFHFTBDQKU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/2C11H10N3O2S.Ca/c2*12-9-4-6-10(7-5-9)17(15,16)14-11-3-1-2-8-13-11;/h2*1-8H,12H2;/q2*-1;+2

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula Ca
Molecular Weight 40.078
Charge 2
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Molecular Formula C11H11N3O2S
Molecular Weight 249.289
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Sulfapyridine is a competitive inhibitor of the bacterial enzyme dihydropteroate synthetase. It was used to treat of infections in humans in particular, dermatitis herpetiformis (Duhring's disease), a skin problem, but that usage was discontinued by manufacturer. It is also known, that sulfapyridine is one of the two primary metabolite of the anti-inflammatory drug salicylazosulfapyridine.

Approval Year

Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
75 g multiple, oral (total)
Dose: 75 g
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 75 g
Sources:
unhealthy, 32 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 32 years
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Other AEs: Agranulocytosis...
Other AEs:
Agranulocytosis (grade 5, 1 patient)
Sources:
30 g multiple, oral (total)
Dose: 30 g
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 30 g
Sources:
unhealthy, 52 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: pneumonia
Age Group: 52 years
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Other AEs: Purpura...
Other AEs:
Purpura (grade 5, 1 patient)
Sources:
11 g multiple, oral (total)
Dose: 11 g
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 11 g
Sources:
unhealthy, 72 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 72 years
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Disc. AE: Anuria...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Anuria (grade 5, 1 patient)
Sources:
500 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 500 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 500 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 74.5 years (range: 53 - 86 years)
n = 20
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: ocular inflammation
Age Group: 74.5 years (range: 53 - 86 years)
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 20
Sources:
Disc. AE: Skin rash, Nausea...
Other AEs: Headache, Urinary hesitancy...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Skin rash (3 patients)
Nausea (2 patients)
Other AEs:
Headache (1 patient)
Urinary hesitancy (1 patient)
Lymphopenia (grade 1, 1 patient)
Sources:
4 g 1 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 4 g, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 4 g, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: eczema-dermatiti
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Agranulocytosis grade 5, 1 patient
75 g multiple, oral (total)
Dose: 75 g
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 75 g
Sources:
unhealthy, 32 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 32 years
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Purpura grade 5, 1 patient
30 g multiple, oral (total)
Dose: 30 g
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 30 g
Sources:
unhealthy, 52 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: pneumonia
Age Group: 52 years
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Anuria grade 5, 1 patient
Disc. AE
11 g multiple, oral (total)
Dose: 11 g
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 11 g
Sources:
unhealthy, 72 years
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 72 years
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources:
Headache 1 patient
500 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 500 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 500 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 74.5 years (range: 53 - 86 years)
n = 20
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: ocular inflammation
Age Group: 74.5 years (range: 53 - 86 years)
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 20
Sources:
Urinary hesitancy 1 patient
500 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 500 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 500 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 74.5 years (range: 53 - 86 years)
n = 20
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: ocular inflammation
Age Group: 74.5 years (range: 53 - 86 years)
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 20
Sources:
Nausea 2 patients
Disc. AE
500 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 500 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 500 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 74.5 years (range: 53 - 86 years)
n = 20
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: ocular inflammation
Age Group: 74.5 years (range: 53 - 86 years)
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 20
Sources:
Skin rash 3 patients
Disc. AE
500 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 500 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 500 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 74.5 years (range: 53 - 86 years)
n = 20
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: ocular inflammation
Age Group: 74.5 years (range: 53 - 86 years)
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 20
Sources:
Lymphopenia grade 1, 1 patient
500 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Dose: 500 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 500 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 74.5 years (range: 53 - 86 years)
n = 20
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: ocular inflammation
Age Group: 74.5 years (range: 53 - 86 years)
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 20
Sources:
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG

OverviewOther

Other InhibitorOther SubstrateOther Inducer
Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
likely
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Dapsone and sulfapyridine.
2001 Jan
Simple and simultaneous determination of sulphapyridine and acetylsulphapyridine in human serum by column-switching high-performance liquid chromatography.
2002 Dec
Successful treatment of postoperative pyoderma gangrenosum with cyclosporin.
2002 Mar
[Pharmacokinetics of salazosulfapyridine in a hemodialysis patient].
2003 Jun
Sulphasalazine-induced leucopenia in a patient with renal dysfunction.
2003 Jun
Effect of food on gastrointestinal transit of liquids in cynomolgus monkeys.
2003 May
Validation of a confirmatory method for the determination of sulphonamides in muscle according to the European Union regulation 2002/657/EC.
2004 Apr 2
N-acetyltransferase 2 genotype-related efficacy of sulfasalazine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
2004 Feb
General principles of pharmaceutical solid polymorphism: a supramolecular perspective.
2004 Feb 23
Occurrence of antimicrobials in the final effluents of wastewater treatment plants in Canada.
2004 Jul 1
Determination of sulfonamide residues in the tissues of food animals using automated precolumn derivatization and liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection.
2004 Sep-Oct
[Induction of tolerance in hypersensitivity to mesalazine (5-ASA)].
2005 Dec
Occurrence and sorption behavior of sulfonamides, macrolides, and trimethoprim in activated sludge treatment.
2005 Jun 1
Novel sulfasalazine analogues with enhanced NF-kB inhibitory and apoptosis promoting activity.
2005 May
[Drug therapy for ulcerative colitis: salazosulfapyridine and 5-ASA].
2005 May
Sulfasalazine and dermatitis herpetiformis.
2005 May
The metabolism of mesalamine and its possible use in colonic diverticulitis as an anti-inflammatory agent.
2006 Aug
Review article: mode of action and delivery of 5-aminosalicylic acid - new evidence.
2006 Sep
Report of the IWGT working group on strategy/interpretation for regulatory in vivo tests II. Identification of in vivo-only positive compounds in the bone marrow micronucleus test.
2007 Feb 3
Therapy of autoimmune bullous diseases.
2007 Mar
Determination of sulphonamides in animal tissues by high performance liquid chromatography with pre-column derivatization of 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate.
2007 Nov
Once-daily MMX mesalamine for the treatment of mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis.
2007 Oct
The role of mesalamine in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.
2007 Oct
[Simultaneous determination of seven sulfonamides and metronidazole and chloramphenicol in cosmetics by high performance liquid chromatography].
2007 Sep
The effects of pharmaceuticals on the regeneration of the cnidarian, Hydra attenuata.
2008 Aug 25
Pharmaceutical and personal care products in tile drainage following land application of municipal biosolids.
2008 Jul 25
Evaluation of in vivo dissolution behavior and GI transit of griseofulvin, a BCS class II drug.
2008 Mar 20
Patents

Patents

Sample Use Guides

For dermatitis herpetiformis: adults and adolescents: 250 milligrams to 1 gram four times a day until improvement occurs. After improvement has occurred, the dose should then be reduced by 250 to 500 milligrams every three days until there are no symptoms; that dose should be taken once daily. Children: use is not recommended, because children usually do not get this condition.
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
Curator's Comment: Sulfapyridine (SP) and 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) are the two primary metabolites of the anti-inflammatory drug salicylazosulfapyridine (SASP). These two metabolites were studied for induction of chromosomal damage in mammalian cells, in vitro and in vivo, in an attempt to understand better the genetic effects produced by SASP in humans and laboratory mice. To this end, SP and 5-ASA were tested for induction of sister-chromatid exchanges (SCE) and chromosomal aberrations (Abs) in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells in vitro. SP gave positive results in the in vitro SCE test and negative results in the in vitro Abs test.
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Name Type Language
SULFAPYRIDINE CALCIUM
Common Name English
BENZENESULFONAMIDE, 4-AMINO-N-2-PYRIDINYL-, CALCIUM SALT
Common Name English
SULFANILAMIDE, N1-2-PYRIDYL-, CALCIUM SALT
Common Name English
2-SULFANILAMIDOPYRIDINE CALCIUM SALT
Common Name English
SULFANILAMIDE, N1-2-PYRIDYL-, CALCIUM SALT (2:1)
Common Name English
SULFAPYRIDINE, CALCIUM SALT
Common Name English
ORSULON
Brand Name English
Code System Code Type Description
CAS
4374-96-3
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PUBCHEM
92135670
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CAS
6101-39-9
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NON-SPECIFIC STOICHIOMETRY
FDA UNII
35HMH7A87O
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID00365545
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