Sulfadiazine
SIGMA/S8626 - 99.0-101.0%
Synonym: 4-Amino-N-
CAS Number: 68-35-9
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C10H10N4O2S
Molecular Weight: 250.28
EC Number: 200-685-8
MDL Number: MFCD00006065
Linear Formula: C10H10N4O2S
Product Type: Chemical
| antibiotic activity spectrum | Gram-negative bacteria |
| Gram-positive bacteria | |
| mycoplasma | |
| assay | 99.0-101.0% |
| color | white to faint yellow, faint pink |
| description | Solubility - Practically insoluble in water, slightly soluble in acetone, very slightly soluble in ethanol (96 per cent). It dissolves in solutions of alkali hydroxides and in dilute mineral acids. |
| form | powder or crystals |
| InChI | 1S/C10H10N4O2S/c11-8-2-4- |
| InChI key | SEEPANYCNGTZFQ-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mode of action | DNA synthesis | interferes |
| enzyme | inhibits | |
| mp | 253 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | Nc1ccc(cc1)S(=O)(=O)Nc2nc |
| solubility | 96% ethanol: very slightly soluble |
| acetone: slightly soluble | |
| water: practically insoluble |
| Application: | Sulfadiazine is a short-acting sulfonamide that is commonly used with pyrimethamine to treat toxoplasmosis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It is also used to treat newborns with congenital infections. Sulfadiazine has been used to control acute infections when studying murine models of reactivated toxoplasmosis. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Sulfadiazine is a sulfonamide antibiotic that blocks the synthesis of dihydrofolic acid by inhibiting the enzyme dihydropteroate synthase. Sulfadiazine is a competitive inhibitor of bacterial para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), which is required for bacterial synthesis of folic acid. It is active against Gram positive bacteria, Gram negative bacteria and Chlamydia. Mode of resistance is via the alteration of dihydropteroate synthase or alternative pathway for folic acid synthesis. |
| General description: | Chemical structure: sulfonamide |
| Other Notes: | Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place.Storage class (TRGS 510): Non Combustible Solids |
| Packaging: | 25, 50, 100, 250, 500 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() GHS07,GHS08,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H302 - H361d - H362 - H411 |
| Precautionary statements | P202 - P260 - P263 - P273 - P301 + P312 - P308 + P313 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 22-36/37/38-42/43 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Purity | 99.0-101.0% |
| mp | 253 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 51283908 |




