Dihydropteroate

Dihydropteroate
Names
IUPAC name
4-{[(2-amino-4-oxo-1,4,7,8-tetrahydropteridin-6-yl)methyl]amino}benzoic acid
Identifiers
2134-76-1 N
1226443
ChEBI CHEBI:4581 YesY
ChemSpider 165 YesY
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KEGG C00921 N
PubChem 170
Properties
C14H14N6O3
Molar mass 314.3 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Dihydropteroate is a pterin created from para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) by the enzyme dihydropteroate synthase. It is an important intermediate in folate synthesis.

Bacteriostatic agents, such as sulfonamides, target dihydropteroate synthetase. The effect of dihydropteroate synthetase inhibition is comparable to that of dihydrofolate reductase inhibition by trimethoprim, another bacteriostatic agent. Together these two drugs - trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole [TMP-SMX] - are commonly used to treat recurrent urinary tract, Shigella, Salmonella, and Pneumocystis jivoreci infections.

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