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Aldesulfone sodium

Systematic (IUPAC) name
[4-[4-(sulfinomethylamino) phenyl] sulfonylphenyl] aminomethanesulfinic acid
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status	?
Routes	Oral
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding	69%
Metabolism	Hepatic
Half-life	3 to 8 hours
Identifiers
CAS number	144-75-2^Y
ATC code	J04BA03
PubChem	CID 8954
DrugBank	DB01145
ChemSpider	8610^Y
UNII	57OWB0Q221^Y
KEGG	D02521^Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL1200580^N
Chemical data
Formula	C₁₄H₁₆N₂O₆S₃
Mol. mass	404.485 g/mol
SMILES	eMolecules & PubChem
InChI InChI=1S/C14H16N2O6S3.2Na/c17-23(18)9-15-11-1-5-13(6-2-11)25(21,22)14-7-3-12(4-8-14)16-10-24(19)20;;/h1-8,15-16H,9-10H2,(H,17,18)(H,19,20);;/q;2*+1/p-2^Y Key:AZBNFLZFSZDPQF-UHFFFAOYSA-L^Y
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Aldesulfone sodium (or sulfoxone) is an antibiotic used in the treatment of leprosy.

Sulfoxone sodium was introduced in Japan in 1948.^[1]

References

^ "[A 50-year history of new drugs in Japan: the developments of antileprosy drugs and their epidemiological aspects]". Yakushigaku Zasshi 37 (1): 76–83. 2002. PMID 12412600.

Antimycobacterials, including tuberculosis treatment and leprostatic agents (J04)

Nucleic acid inhibitor

Rifamycins/ RNA polymerase inhibitor	Rifampicin^# Rifabutin Rifapentine

Antifolates/DSI	Dapsone^# Acedapsone Aldesulfone sodium

ASA	4-Aminosalicylic acid^# (Calcium aminosalicylate Sodium aminosalicylate)

Protein synthesis inhibitor

Aminoglycosides	Amikacin^# Capreomycin^# Kanamycin^# Streptomycin^#

Oxazolidone	Linezolid

Cell envelope antibiotic

Peptidoglycan layer	Alanine analogue: Cycloserine^#

Arabinogalactan layer	Ethylenediamine/arabinosyltransferase inhibitor: Ethambutol^# SQ109^†

Mycolic acid layer	Hydrazides/mycolic acid synth. inhibition: Isoniazid^# Thiocarbamides: Ethionamide^# Prothionamide Thiocarlide

Other/unknown

Combinations

Rifampicin/isoniazid/pyrazinamide

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

M: BAC

bact (clas)

gr+f/gr+a(t)/gr-p(c)/gr-o

drug(J1p, w, n, m, vacc)

Antibacterials: nucleic acid inhibitors (J01E, J01M)

Antifolates
(inhibits
purine metabolism,
thereby inhibiting
DNA and RNA synthesis)

DHFR inhibitor

2,4-Diaminopyrimidine
- Trimethoprim^#
- Brodimoprim
- Tetroxoprim
- Iclaprim^†

Sulfonamides
(DHPS inhibitor)

Short- acting	Sulfaisodimidine Sulfamethizole Sulfadimidine Sulfapyridine Sulfafurazole Sulfanilamide Prontosil Sulfathiazole Sulfathiourea

Intermediate- acting	Sulfamethoxazole Sulfadiazine^# Sulfamoxole

Long- acting	Sulfadimethoxine Sulfadoxine Sulfalene Sulfametomidine Sulfametoxydiazine Sulfamethoxypyridazine Sulfaperin Sulfamerazine Sulfaphenazole Sulfamazone

Other/ungrouped

sulfanilamide
- Sulfacetamide
- Sulfametrole

Combinations

Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole^#

Topoisomerase
inhibitors/
quinolones/
(inhibits
DNA replication)

1st g.

Fluoro-
quinolones

2nd g.	Ciprofloxacin^# Enoxacin^‡ Fleroxacin^‡ Lomefloxacin Nadifloxacin Ofloxacin Norfloxacin Pefloxacin Rufloxacin

3rd g.	Balofloxacin Grepafloxacin^‡ Levofloxacin Pazufloxacin Sparfloxacin^‡ Temafloxacin^‡ Tosufloxacin

4th g.	Besifloxacin Clinafloxacin^† Garenoxacin Gemifloxacin Moxifloxacin Gatifloxacin^‡ Sitafloxacin Trovafloxacin^‡/Alatrofloxacin^‡ Prulifloxacin

Vet.	Danofloxacin Difloxacin Enrofloxacin Ibafloxacin Marbofloxacin Orbifloxacin Pradofloxacin Sarafloxacin

Related (DG)	Aminocoumarins: Novobiocin

Anaerobic DNA
inhibitors

Nitro- imidazole derivatives	Metronidazole^# Tinidazole Ornidazole

Nitrofuran derivatives	Nitrofurantoin^# Furazolidone^‡ Nifurtoinol

RNA synthesis

Rifamycins/ RNA polymerase	Rifampicin^# Rifabutin Rifapentine Rifaximin

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

M: BAC

bact (clas)

gr+f/gr+a(t)/gr-p(c)/gr-o

drug(J1p, w, n, m, vacc)

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