
Ethionamide
Ethionamide is a 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. It has a role as an antitubercular agent, an antilipemic drug, a leprostatic drug, a fatty acid synthesis inhibitor and a prodrug. It is a member of pyridines and a thiocarboxamide. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 2-ethylpyridine-4-carbothioamide
- Molecular formula
- C8H10N2S
- Molecular weight
- 166.25 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 166.05646950 Da
- XLogP3
- 1.1
- Topological polar surface area
- 71.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:4885
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1441
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID0020577
- PubMed:33814510
- PubMed:32808185
- PubMed:26708503
- PubMed:26062974
- PubMed:25051504
- PubMed:23112434
- PubMed:23107633
- PubMed:23106273
- PubMed:23020577
- PubMed:23019444
- PubMed:22952439
- PubMed:22904807
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