ethambutol dihydrochloride

Term ID

CHEBI:4878

Synonyms

(+)-(S,S)-ethambutol dihydrochloride
(+)-2,2'-(ethylenediimino)-di-1-butanol dihydrochloride
(+)-2,2'-(ethylenediimino)di-1-butanol dihydrochloride
(+)-ethambutol dihydrochloride
(+)-N,N'-bis(1-(hydroxymethyl)propyl)ethylenediamine dihydrochloride
(2S,2'E)-2,2'-(ethane-1,2-diyldiimino)dibutan-1-ol dihydrochloride
ethambutol HCl
ethambutol hydrochloride
N,N'-bis[(2S)-1-hydroxybutan-2-yl]ethane-1,2-diaminium dichloride

Definition

The dihydrchloride salt of ethambutol. A bacteriostatic antimycobacterial drug, it is effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and some other mycobacteria. It is used in combination with other antituberculous drugs in the treatment of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis; resistant strains of M. tuberculosis are readily produced if ethambutol dihydrochloride is used alone.

References

Beilstein:6317056
CAS:1070-11-7
DrugBank:DB00330
KEGG:D00878

Ontology

ChEBI ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of: hydrochloride

hydrochloride Show first 5 Terms
has_part: ethambutol

ethambutol Show first 5 Terms
has_role: antitubercular agent

antitubercular agent Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from ethambutol dihydrochloride

Phenotype where environments contain ethambutol dihydrochloride

Phenotype modified by environments containing ethambutol dihydrochloride

Human Disease / Model Data

Citations