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Amides

Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Amides. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Amides.

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2-Acetylaminofluorene - A hepatic carcinogen whose mechanism of activation involves N-hydroxylation to the aryl hydroxamic a...

Acetamides - Derivatives of acetamide that are used as solvents, as mild irritants, and in organic synthesis....

Acetaminophen - Analgesic antipyretic derivative of acetanilide. It has weak anti-inflammatory properties and is use...

Acetanilides - Compounds based on N-phenylacetamide, that are similar in structure to 2-PHENYLACETAMIDES. They are ...

Acetoxyacetylaminofluorene - An alkylating agent that forms DNA ADDUCTS at the C-8 position in GUANINE, resulting in single stran...

Acrylamide - A colorless, odorless, highly water soluble vinyl monomer formed from the hydration of acrylonitrile...

Acrylamides - Colorless, odorless crystals that are used extensively in research laboratories for the preparation ...

Allylisopropylacetamide - An allylic compound that acts as a suicide inactivator of CYTOCHROME P450 by covalently binding to i...

Amdinocillin - Amidinopenicillanic acid derivative with broad spectrum antibacterial action. It is poorly absorbed ...

Amdinocillin Pivoxil - Pivaloyloxymethyl ester of amdinocillin that is well absorbed orally, but broken down to amdinocilli...

Amides - Organic compounds containing the -CO-NH2 radical. Amides are derived from acids by replacement of -O...

Aminohippuric Acids - A group of glycine amides of aminobenzoic acids....

Amoxicillin - A broad-spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic similar to AMPICILLIN except that its resistance to gastri...

Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination - A fixed-ratio combination of amoxicillin trihydrate (see AMOXICILLIN), an aminopenicillin, and potas...

Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination - A fixed-ratio combination of amoxicillin trihydrate (see AMOXICILLIN), an aminopenicillin, and potas...

Ampicillin - Semi-synthetic derivative of penicillin that functions as an orally active broad-spectrum antibiotic...

Azlocillin - A semisynthetic ampicillin-derived acylureido penicillin....

Aztreonam - A monocyclic beta-lactam antibiotic originally isolated from Chromobacterium violaceum. It is resist...

Benzamides - BENZOIC ACID amides....

Benzeneacetamides - Compounds based on benzeneacetamide, that are similar in structure to ACETANILIDES....

Benzolamide - Selective renal carbonic anhydrase inhibitor. It may also be of use in certain cases of respiratory ...

Benzoylarginine Nitroanilide - A chromogenic substrate that permits direct measurement of peptide hydrolase activity, e.g., papain ...

Benzoylarginine-2-Naphthylamide - An enzyme substrate which permits the measurement of peptide hydrolase activity, e.g. trypsin and th...

beta-Lactams - Four-membered cyclic AMIDES, best known for the PENICILLINS based on a bicyclo-thiazolidine, as well...

Bufexamac - A benzeneacetamide with anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic action. It is administered top...

Bumetanide - A sulfamyl diuretic....

Bupivacaine - A widely used local anesthetic agent....

Caprolactam - Cyclic amide of caproic acid used in manufacture of synthetic fibers of the polyamide type. Can caus...

Capsaicin - An alkylamide found in CAPSICUM that acts at TRPV CATION CHANNELS....

Carbapenems - A group of beta-lactam antibiotics in which the sulfur atom in the thiazolidine ring of the penicill...

Carbenicillin - Broad-spectrum semisynthetic penicillin derivative used parenterally. It is susceptible to gastric j...

Carboxin - A systemic agricultural fungicide and seed treatment agent....

Carfecillin - The phenyl ester of CARBENICILLIN that, upon oral administration, is broken down in the intestinal m...

Cefaclor - Semisynthetic, broad-spectrum antibiotic derivative of CEPHALEXIN....

Cefadroxil - Long-acting, broad-spectrum, water-soluble, CEPHALEXIN derivative....

Cefamandole - Semisynthetic wide-spectrum cephalosporin with prolonged action, probably due to beta-lactamase resi...

Cefatrizine - Orally active semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic with broad-spectrum activity....

Cefazolin - A semisynthetic cephalosporin analog with broad-spectrum antibiotic action due to inhibition of bact...

Cefixime - A third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic that is stable to hydrolysis by beta-lactamases....

Cefmenoxime - A cephalosporin antibiotic that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly. It is active again...

Cefmetazole - A semisynthetic cephamycin antibiotic with a broad spectrum of activity against both gram-positive a...

Cefonicid - A second-generation cephalosporin administered intravenously or intramuscularly. Its bactericidal ac...

Cefoperazone - Semisynthetic broad-spectrum cephalosporin with a tetrazolyl moiety that is resistant to beta-lactam...

Cefotaxime - Semisynthetic broad-spectrum cephalosporin....

Cefotetan - A semisynthetic cephamycin antibiotic that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly. The dru...

Cefotiam - One of the CEPHALOSPORINS that has a broad spectrum of activity against both gram-positive and gram-...

Cefoxitin - A semisynthetic cephamycin antibiotic resistant to beta-lactamase....

Cefsulodin - A pyridinium-substituted semisynthetic, broad-spectrum antibacterial used especially for Pseudomonas...

Ceftazidime - Semisynthetic, broad-spectrum antibacterial derived from CEPHALORIDINE and used especially for Pseud...

Ceftizoxime - A semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic which can be administered intravenously or by suppository. ...

Ceftriaxone - A broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic with a very long half-life and high penetrability to menin...

Cefuroxime - Broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic resistant to beta-lactamase. It has been proposed for infect...

Cephacetrile - A derivative of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid....

Cephalexin - A semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic with antimicrobial activity similar to that of CEPHALORIDIN...

Cephaloglycin - A cephalorsporin antibiotic....

Cephaloridine - A cephalosporin antibiotic....

Cephalosporins - A group of broad-spectrum antibiotics first isolated from the Mediterranean fungus ACREMONIUM. They ...

Cephalothin - A cephalosporin antibiotic....

Cephamycins - Naturally occurring family of beta-lactam cephalosporin-type antibiotics having a 7-methoxy group an...

Cephapirin - Cephalosporin antibiotic, partly plasma-bound, that is effective against gram-negative and gram-posi...

Cephradine - A semi-synthetic cephalosporin antibiotic....

Ceramides - Members of the class of neutral glycosphingolipids. They are the basic units of SPHINGOLIPIDS. They ...

Cerebrosides - Neutral glycosphingolipids that contain a monosaccharide, normally glucose or galactose, in 1-ortho-...

Cerulenin - An epoxydodecadienamide isolated from several species, including ACREMONIUM, Acrocylindrum, and Heli...

Chlorthalidone - A benzenesulfonamide-phthalimidine that tautomerizes to a BENZOPHENONES form. It is considered a thi...

Cisapride - A substituted benzamide used for its prokinetic properties. It is used in the management of gastroes...

Clavulanic Acid - Clavulanic acid and its salts and esters. The acid is a suicide inhibitor of bacterial beta-lactamas...

Clavulanic Acids - Acids, salts, and derivatives of clavulanic acid (C8H9O5N). They consist of those beta-lactam compou...

Clopamide - A sulfamoylbenzamide piperidine. It is considered a thiazide-like diuretic....

Cloxacillin - A semi-synthetic antibiotic that is a chlorinated derivative of OXACILLIN....

Cyclacillin - A cyclohexylamido analog of PENICILLANIC ACID....

DEET - A compound used as a topical insect repellent that may cause irritation to eyes and mucous membranes...

Diamfenetide - Anthelmintic. It has been shown to be useful in fasciola infections in sheep....

Dibucaine - A local anesthetic of the amide type now generally used for surface anesthesia. It is one of the mos...

Dichlorphenamide - A carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that is used in the treatment of glaucoma....

Dicloxacillin - One of the PENICILLINS which is resistant to PENICILLINASE....

Dinitolmide - A coccidiostat for poultry....

Encainide - One of the ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS, it blocks SODIUM CHANNELS and slows conduction within the His-Pur...

Ethoxzolamide - A carbonic anhydrase inhibitor used as diuretic and in glaucoma. It may cause hypokalemia....

Etidocaine - A local anesthetic with rapid onset and long action, similar to BUPIVACAINE....

Floxacillin - Antibiotic analog of CLOXACILLIN....

Flutamide - An antiandrogen with about the same potency as cyproterone in rodent and canine species....

Formamides - A group of amides with the general formula of R-CONH2....

Furosemide - A benzoic-sulfonamide-furan. It is a diuretic with fast onset and short duration that is used for ED...

Galactosylceramides - Cerebrosides which contain as their polar head group a galactose moiety bound in glycosidic linkage ...

Globosides - Glycosphingolipids containing N-acetylglucosamine (paragloboside) or N-acetylgalactosamine (globosid...

Glucosylceramides - Cerebrosides which contain as their polar head group a glucose moiety bound in glycosidic linkage to...

Hippurates - Salts and esters of hippuric acid....

Hydroxyacetylaminofluorene - A N-hydroxylated derivative of 2-ACETYLAMINOFLUORENE that has demonstrated carcinogenic action....

Imidocarb - One of ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS used especially against BABESIA in livestock. Toxicity has been reporte...

Imipenem - Semisynthetic thienamycin that has a wide spectrum of antibacterial activity against gram-negative a...

Indapamide - A benzamide-sulfonamide-indole. It is called a thiazide-like diuretic but structure is different eno...

Indoramin - A hypotensive agent with some anti-arrhythmic effects....

Inosine Pranobex - An alkylamino-alcohol complex of inosine used in the treatment of a variety of viral infections. Unl...

Iodoacetamide - An alkylating sulfhydryl reagent. Its actions are similar to those of iodoacetate....

Iodohippuric Acid - An iodine-containing compound used in pyelography as a radiopaque medium. If labeled with radioiodin...

Labetalol - Blocker of both alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptors that is used as an antihypertensive....

Lactams - Cyclic AMIDES formed from aminocarboxylic acids by the elimination of water. Lactims are the enol fo...

Lactams, Macrocyclic - LACTAMS forming compounds with a ring size of approximately 1-3 dozen atoms....

Lactosylceramides - Glycosphingolipids which contain as their polar head group a lactose moiety bound in glycosidic link...

Lidocaine - A local anesthetic and cardiac depressant used as an antiarrhythmia agent. Its actions are more inte...

Mafenide - A sulfonamide that inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase and is used as topical anti-infective, esp...

Mefruside - A benzene-sulfonamide-furan. It is used as a diuretic that affects the concentrating ability of the ...

Methicillin - One of the PENICILLINS which is resistant to PENICILLINASE but susceptible to a penicillin-binding p...

Metoclopramide - A dopamine D2 antagonist that is used as an antiemetic....

Metolazone - A quinazoline-sulfonamide that is considered a thiazide-like diuretic which is long-acting so useful...

Mezlocillin - Semisynthetic ampicillin-derived acylureido penicillin. It has been proposed for infections with cer...

Moclobemide - A reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase type A; (RIMA); (see MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS) that ...

Monobactams - Monocyclic, bacterially produced or semisynthetic beta-lactam antibiotics. They lack the double ring...

Moxalactam - Broad- spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic similar in structure to the CEPHALOSPORINS except for the sub...

Nafcillin - A semi-synthetic antibiotic related to penicillin....

Nicarbazin - An equimolar complex of 4,4'-Dinitrocarbanilide and 2-Hydroxy-4,6-dimethylpyrimidine. A coccidiostat...

Niclosamide - An antihelmintic that is active against most tapeworms. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 3...

Niclosamide - An antihelmintic that is active against most tapeworms. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 3...

Oseltamivir - An acetamido cyclohexene that is a structural homolog of SIALIC ACID and inhibits NEURAMINIDASE....

Oxacillin - An antibiotic similar to FLUCLOXACILLIN used in resistant staphylococci infections....

Oxyclozanide - Anthelmintic used in grazing animals for fasciola and cestode infestations....

Oxyclozanide - Anthelmintic used in grazing animals for fasciola and cestode infestations....

p-Aminohippuric Acid - The glycine amide of 4-aminobenzoic acid. Its sodium salt is used as a diagnostic aid to measure eff...

Penicillanic Acid - A building block of penicillin, devoid of significant antibacterial activity. (From Merck Index, 11t...

Penicillin G - A penicillin derivative commonly used in the form of its sodium or potassium salts in the treatment ...

Penicillin G Benzathine - Semisynthetic antibiotic prepared by combining the sodium salt of penicillin G with N,N'-dibenzyleth...

Penicillin G Procaine - Semisynthetic antibiotic prepared by combining penicillin G with PROCAINE....

Penicillin V - A broad-spectrum penicillin antibiotic used orally in the treatment of mild to moderate infections b...

Penicillins - A group of antibiotics that contain 6-aminopenicillanic acid with a side chain attached to the 6-ami...

Phenacetin - A phenylacetamide that was formerly used in ANALGESICS but nephropathy and METHEMOGLOBINEMIA led to ...

Piperacillin - Semisynthetic, broad-spectrum, AMPICILLIN derived ureidopenicillin antibiotic proposed for PSEUDOMON...

Piracetam - A compound suggested to be both a nootropic and a neuroprotective agent....

Pivampicillin - Pivalate ester analog of AMPICILLIN....

Polyunsaturated Alkamides - Amides composed of unsaturated aliphatic FATTY ACIDS linked with AMINES by an amide bond. They are m...

Practolol - A beta-adrenergic antagonist that has been used in the emergency treatment of cardiac arrhythmias....

Prilocaine - A local anesthetic that is similar pharmacologically to LIDOCAINE. Currently, it is used most often ...

Probenecid - The prototypical uricosuric agent. It inhibits the renal excretion of organic anions and reduces tub...

Procainamide - A derivative of PROCAINE with less CNS action. It also acts as a non-nucleoside inhibitor of DNA MET...

Procarbazine - An antineoplastic agent used primarily in combination with mechlorethamine, vincristine, and prednis...

Propanil - A chlorinated anilide that is used as an herbicide....

Raclopride - A substituted benzamide that has antipsychotic properties. It is a dopamine D2 receptor (see RECEPTO...

Rafoxanide - Veterinary anthelmintic for grazing animals; used to treat fluke, hookworm and other infestations....

Rafoxanide - Veterinary anthelmintic for grazing animals; used to treat fluke, hookworm and other infestations....

Remoxipride - An antipsychotic agent that is specific for dopamine D2 receptors. It has been shown to be effective...

Salicylamides - Amides of salicylic acid....

Salicylanilides - 2-Hydroxy-N-phenylbenzamides. N-phenyl substituted salicylamides. Derivatives have been used as fung...

Salicylanilides - 2-Hydroxy-N-phenylbenzamides. N-phenyl substituted salicylamides. Derivatives have been used as fung...

Silver Sulfadiazine - Antibacterial used topically in burn therapy....

Sulbactam - A beta-lactamase inhibitor with very weak antibacterial action. The compound prevents antibiotic des...

Sulbenicillin - Semisynthetic penicillin-type antibiotic....

Sulfacetamide - An anti-infective agent that is used topically to treat skin infections and orally for urinary tract...

Sulfachlorpyridazine - A sulfonamide antimicrobial used for urinary tract infections and in veterinary medicine....

Sulfadiazine - One of the short-acting SULFONAMIDES used in combination with PYRIMETHAMINE to treat toxoplasmosis i...

Sulfadimethoxine - A sulfanilamide that is used as an anti-infective agent....

Sulfadoxine - A long acting sulfonamide that is used, usually in combination with other drugs, for respiratory, ur...

Sulfaguanidine - A sulfanilamide antimicrobial agent that is used to treat enteric infections....

Sulfalene - Long-acting plasma-bound sulfonamide used for respiratory and urinary tract infections and also for ...

Sulfamerazine - A sulfanilamide that is used as an antibacterial agent....

Sulfameter - Long acting sulfonamide used in leprosy, urinary, and respiratory tract infections....

Sulfamethazine - A sulfanilamide anti-infective agent. It has a spectrum of antimicrobial action similar to other sul...

Sulfamethizole - A sulfathiazole antibacterial agent....

Sulfamethoxazole - A bacteriostatic antibacterial agent that interferes with folic acid synthesis in susceptible bacter...

Sulfamethoxypyridazine - A sulfanilamide antibacterial agent....

Sulfamonomethoxine - Long acting sulfonamide antibacterial agent....

Sulfamoxole - A sulfanilamide antibacterial agent....

Sulfanilamides - Compounds based on 4-aminobenzenesulfonamide. The '-anil-' part of the name refers to aniline....

Sulfaphenazole - A sulfonilamide anti-infective agent....

Sulfapyridine - Antibacterial, potentially toxic, used to treat certain skin diseases....

Sulfaquinoxaline - An antiprotozoal agent used to combat coccidial infections of swine, cattle, fowl, and other veterin...

Sulfasalazine - A drug that is used in the management of inflammatory bowel diseases. Its activity is generally cons...

Sulfisomidine - A sulfanilamide antibacterial agent....

Sulfisoxazole - A short-acting sulfonamide antibacterial with activity against a wide range of gram- negative and gr...

Sulfonamides - A group of compounds that contain the structure SO2NH2. Members of this group, also known as sulfa d...

Sulpiride - A dopamine D2-receptor antagonist. It has been used therapeutically as an antidepressant, antipsycho...

Sumatriptan - A serotonin agonist that acts selectively at 5HT1 receptors. It is used in the treatment of MIGRAINE...

Talampicillin - An ester of AMPICILLIN which is readily hydrolysed on absorption to release ampicillin. It is well a...

Thienamycins - Beta-lactam antibiotics that differ from PENICILLINS in having the thiazolidine sulfur atom replaced...

Thioacetamide - A crystalline compound used as a laboratory reagent in place of HYDROGEN SULFIDE. It is a potent hep...

Thioacetamide - A crystalline compound used as a laboratory reagent in place of HYDROGEN SULFIDE. It is a potent hep...

Thioamides - Organic compounds containing the radical -CSNH2....

Tiapride - Benzamide derivative with dopamine antagonist actions similar to SULPIRIDE. It has been used as an a...

Ticarcillin - An antibiotic derived from penicillin similar to CARBENICILLIN in action....

Tocainide - An antiarrhythmic agent which exerts a potential- and frequency-dependent block of sodium channels....

Trihexosylceramides - Glycosphingolipids which contain as their polar head group a trisaccharide (galactose-galactose-gluc...

Trimecaine - Acetanilide derivative used as a local anesthetic....

Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Combination - This drug combination has proved to be an effective therapeutic agent with broad-spectrum antibacter...

Xipamide - A sulfamoylbenzamide analog of CLOPAMIDE. It is diuretic and saluretic with antihypertensive activit...