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Sulfamethazine sodium salt is a compound that functions as a competitive inhibitor of dihydropteroate synthase, an enzyme involved in the folic acid synthesis pathway in bacteria. By inhibiting this enzyme, it disrupts the production of tetrahydrofolic acid, which is essential for the synthesis of nucleic acids and proteins in bacteria. This disruption ultimately leads to the inhibition of bacterial growth and reproduction. Sulfamethazine sodium salt achieves this by acting as a structural analog of para-aminobenzoic acid, which is a substrate for dihydropteroate synthase. As a result, the enzyme mistakenly incorporates the compound into the folic acid synthesis pathway, leading to the inhibition of bacterial growth. This mechanism of action makes sulfamethazine sodium salt may be useful for studying bacterial resistance to antibiotics and for investigating the molecular basis of bacterial folic acid synthesis.
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Product Name | Catalog # | UNIT | Price | Qty | FAVORITES | |
Sulfamethazine sodium salt, 25 g | sc-251084 | 25 g | $39.00 | |||
Sulfamethazine sodium salt, 100 g | sc-251084A | 100 g | $107.00 | |||
Sulfamethazine sodium salt, 500 g | sc-251084B | 500 g | $490.00 | |||
Sulfamethazine sodium salt, 1 kg | sc-251084C | 1 kg | $969.00 | |||
Sulfamethazine sodium salt, 5 kg | sc-251084D | 5 kg | $3060.00 | |||
Sulfamethazine sodium salt, 25 kg | sc-251084E | 25 kg | $9180.00 |