CHEBI:4885 - ethionamide

ChEBI IDCHEBI:4885
ChEBI Nameethionamide
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DefinitionA thiocarboxamide that is pyridine-4-carbothioamide substituted by an ethyl group at position 2. A prodrug that undergoes metabolic activation by conversion to the corresponding S-oxide.
Last Modified22 February 2017
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FormulaC8H10N2S
Net Charge0
Average Mass166.249
Monoisotopic Mass166.05647
SMILESCCc1cc(C(N)=S)ccn1
InChIInChI=1S/C8H10N2S/c1-2-7-5-6(8(9)11)3-4-10-7/h3-5H,2H2,1H3,(H2,9,11)
InChIKeyAEOCXXJPGCBFJA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
fatty acid synthesis inhibitor  Any pathway inhibitor that inhibits the synthesis of fatty acids.
leprostatic drug  A substance that suppresses Mycobacterium leprae, ameliorates the clinical manifestations of leprosy, and/or reduces the incidence and severity of leprous reactions.
antitubercular agent  A substance that kills or slows the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is used in the treatment of tuberculosis.
Applications:
prodrug  A compound that, on administration, must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before becoming the pharmacologically active drug for which it is a prodrug.
antilipemic drug  A substance used to treat hyperlipidemia (an excess of lipids in the blood).
leprostatic drug  A substance that suppresses Mycobacterium leprae, ameliorates the clinical manifestations of leprosy, and/or reduces the incidence and severity of leprous reactions.
antitubercular agent  A substance that kills or slows the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is used in the treatment of tuberculosis.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
ethionamide (CHEBI:4885) has role antilipemic drug (CHEBI:35679)
ethionamide (CHEBI:4885) has role antitubercular agent (CHEBI:33231)
ethionamide (CHEBI:4885) has role fatty acid synthesis inhibitor (CHEBI:50185)
ethionamide (CHEBI:4885) has role leprostatic drug (CHEBI:35816)
ethionamide (CHEBI:4885) has role prodrug (CHEBI:50266)
ethionamide (CHEBI:4885) is a pyridines (CHEBI:26421)
ethionamide (CHEBI:4885) is a thiocarboxamide (CHEBI:47956)
Incoming Relation(s)
ethionamide S-oxide (CHEBI:87805) has functional parent ethionamide (CHEBI:4885)
IUPAC Name 
2-ethylpyridine-4-carbothioamide
INNs  Source
ethionamidumChemIDplus
etionamidaChemIDplus
Synonyms  Source
2-ethyl-4-thiopyridylamideChEBI
ETHDrugBank
EthinamideDrugBank
EthionamideKEGG COMPOUND
EthioniamideDrugBank
EthylisothiamideDrugBank
Brand Name  Source
TrecatorChemIDplus
UniProt Name  Source
ethionamideUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
1083DrugCentral
C07665KEGG COMPOUND
D00591KEGG DRUG
DB00609DrugBank
EthionamideWikipedia
GB800250Patent
HMDB0014747HMDB
LSM-5620LINCS
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:116474Reaxys
CAS:536-33-4NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:536-33-4KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:536-33-4ChemIDplus
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