Chemicals and Drugs

Sulfaquinoxaline

An antiprotozoal agent used to combat coccidial infections of swine, cattle, fowl, and other veterinary animals. Also used in controlling outbreaks of fowl typhoid and fowl cholera and in treatment of infectious enteritis.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

An antiprotozoal agent used to combat coccidial infections of swine, cattle, fowl, and other veterinary animals. Also used in controlling outbreaks of fowl typhoid and fowl cholera and in treatment of infectious enteritis.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C14H12N4O2S
Molecular Weight
300.34 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
59-40-5
IUPAC Name
4-amino-N-quinoxalin-2-ylbenzenesulfonamide
InChIKey
NHZLNPMOSADWGC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=CC=C2C(=C1)N=CC(=N2)NS(=O)(=O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)N
MeSH Unique ID
D013428
Source
PubChem CID 5338

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Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Sulfabenzpyrazine
  • Sulfachinoxalin

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Aspects Covered

25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

91(75); was see under SULFANILAMIDES 1975-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Quinoxalines (1974)
  • Sulfanilamides (1974)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sulfaquinoxaline. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013428. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013428
  2. Sulfaquinoxaline. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfaquinoxaline
  3. Sulfaquinoxaline. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1019320
  4. Sulfaquinoxaline. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5338. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5338