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Terizidone

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Terizidone
Clinical data
Other names4-[({4-[N-(3-oxo-1,2-oxazolidin-4-yl)carboximidoyl]phenyl}methylidene)amino]-1,2-oxazolidin-3-one
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
Pregnancy
category
  • C
ATC code
Identifiers
  • 4,4'-{1,4-Phenylenebis[(E)methylylidene
    (E)azanylylidene]}bis(1,2-oxazolidin-3-one)
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.042.882 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC14H14N4O4
Molar mass302.290 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C3NOCC3/N=C/c2ccc(/C=N/C1C(=O)NOC1)cc2
  • InChI=1S/C14H14N4O4/c19-13-11(7-21-17-13)15-5-9-1-2-10(4-3-9)6-16-12-8-22-18-14(12)20/h1-6,11-12H,7-8H2,(H,17,19)(H,18,20)/b15-5+,16-6+ checkY
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Terizidone is a drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis.[1] Terizidone is mainly used in multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in conjunction with other second-line drugs. It is a derivate of cycloserine and it is bacteriostatic.[2]

References

  1. ^ Galietti F, Giorgis GE, Oliaro A, Boaro D, Ardizzi A, Barberis S, Massaglia GM (1991). "[Tolerability to terizidone (TZ) in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in dialyzed patients]". Minerva Medica. 82 (7–8): 477–81. PMID 1922892.
  2. ^ Rossiter D (2012). South African Medicines Formulary. Cape Town, South Africa: Health and Medical Publishing Group of the South African Medical Association. pp. 323–325. ISBN 978-1-875098-28-6.