Sulfasalazine

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Sulfasalazine

Description of the Drug

Sulfasalazine is a salicylate used to treat Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and rheumatoid arthritis.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00795

Brand Name(s)

Azulfidine, Azulfidine EN, Azulfidine en-tabs, Colizine, Salazopyrin, Salazopyrin e.c., Salazopyrin-en, Salazosulfapyridine, Salicylazosulfapyridine, S.a.s., S.a.s.-500, Sulfasalazine, Ucine

Company Owner(s)

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc, Watson Laboratories Inc, Epic Pharma Inc, Superpharm Corp, Nuvo Phamaceuticals Inc, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Inc, Pharmacia And Upjohn Co, Chartwell Pharma Science Llc

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase SINGLE PROTEIN INHIBITOR CHEMBL215
Cyclooxygenase PROTEIN FAMILY INHIBITOR CHEMBL2094253

Unichem Links

Atlas sulfasalazine
SureChEMBL SCHEMBL4515
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0014933
DrugBank DB00795
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 14830364
Nikkaji J2.073G
PDBe SAS
BindingDB 50103596
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID0021256
DrugCentral 2525
Brenda 98241 20530 255214
ChemicalBook CB0181156
Guide to Pharmacology 4840
rxnorm SULFASALAZINE AZULFIDINE
PubChem: Drugs of the Future 12012604
KEGG Ligand C07316
ChEBI 9334
ZINC ZINC000003831490