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PYRAZINAMIDE

Pyrazinamide

Pyrazinamide is an antibacterial agent used to form polymeric copper complexes. It is also useful for studying liver toxicity prevention. Further, the active moiety of pyrazinamide, pyrazinoic acid (POA), is believed to interfere with membrane energetics and transport function in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

IUPACName
pyrazine-2-carboxamide
CASNumber
98-96-4
MolecularFormula
C5H5N3O
Synonyms
Pyrazinecarboxamide
Application
An antibacterial agent used to study liver toxicity prevention
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