Pyrithione Sodium

Preferred Label : Pyrithione Sodium;

NCIt synonyms : Sodium Pyrithione; Sodium 2-pyridinethiol-1-oxide;

NCIt definition : The sodium salt form of pyrithione, a fungistatic and antimicrobial derivative of aspergillic acid. Although the exact mechanism of action remains to be fully elucidated, pyrithione sodium appears to interfere with membrane transport ultimately leading to a loss of metabolic control.;

UNII : 6L3991491R;

InChIKey : WNGMMIYXPIAYOB-UHFFFAOYSA-M;

CAS number : 15922-78-8;

Chemical formula : C5H4NOS.Na;

Details

Origin ID

C66498;

UMLS CUI

C1882510;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- pyrithione sodium [Substance BNPC]
- pyrithione sodium salt [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
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- FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Pyrithione [NCIt concept]
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- Pyrithione [NCIt concept]

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