Aldesulfone sodium

Aldesulfone sodium
Skeletal formula of aldesulfone sodium
Space-filling model of the component ions of aldesulfone sodium
Clinical data
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administration
Oral
ATC code
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding69%
MetabolismHepatic
Elimination half-life3 to 8 hours
Identifiers
IUPAC name
  • [4-[4-(sulfinomethylamino) phenyl] sulfonylphenyl] aminomethanesulfinic acid
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC14H16N2Na2O6S3
Molar mass450.45 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
SMILES
  • [Na+].[Na+].[O-]S(=O)CNc1ccc(cc1)S(=O)(=O)c2ccc(NCS([O-])=O)cc2
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 checkY
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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

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