CAS No: 98-96-4
Chemical Name: pyrazine-2-carboxamide
Molecular Formula: C5H5N3O
Molecular Weight: 123.11
Chemical Structure:

Pyrazinamide, the pyrazine analogue of nicotinamide, is an antituberculous agent. It is a highly specific agent having a bactericidal effect on Mycobacterium tuberculosis, it is only used in combination with other drugs such as isoniazid and rifampicin. Pyrazinamide is effective against persisting tubercle bacilli within the acidic intracellular environment of the macrophages.
It has no activity against other mycobacteria (Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium leprae are innately resistant to pyrazinamide) or micro-organisms in vitro.

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