Prontosil: An
azo
dye and antibiotic.
Prontosil is a prodrug;
in vivo metabolism
converts it into the sulfa
drug sulfanilamide,
the active antibiotic
agent.
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Metabolism |
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| Molecular
structure of Prontosil, a red diazo dye.
Lacks in vitro antibiotic activity. |
In vivo metabolism
converts Prontosil into sulfanilamide, a sulfa drug which is the active antibiotic. |