Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Dapsone

Description of the Drug

Dapsone is a sulfone drug used to treat acne vulgaris, Hansen’s disease, and dermatitis herpetiformis.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00250

Brand Name(s)

Aczone, Dapsone

Company Owner(s)

Nostrum Laboratories Inc, Jacobus Pharmaceutical Co, Novitium Pharma Llc, Alvogen Inc, Actavis Llc, Taro Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc, Almirall Llc, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc, Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Virtus Pharmaceuticals Llc

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Dihydropteroate synthase 1 SINGLE PROTEIN INHIBITOR CHEMBL2362993

Clinical Trial(s)

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL21428
PharmGKB PA449211
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0014395
DrugBank DB00250
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 15196656
PubChem 2955
Mcule MCULE-7294380437
LINCS LSM-5714
Nikkaji J4.247A
BindingDB 50029764
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID4020371
DrugCentral 782
Brenda 91595 3721 25832 44033
ChemicalBook CB0152851
Guide to Pharmacology 10934
rxnorm DAPSONE ACZONE
PubChem: Drugs of the Future 24714727
KEGG Ligand C07666
ChEBI 4325
ZINC ZINC000000006310