Sulfapyridine (CED0004498)

Sulfapyridine is an organic compound with the chemical formula C11H11N3O2S and an average molecular weight of 249.29 g/mol. Sulfapyridine belongs to the benzenesulfonamides, a subclass of benzene and substituted derivatives within the organic compounds. The compound is found in or released from 37 recorded sources. These include healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and veterinary products such as antibiotics, gynecologicals, and sulfonamides and trimethoprim. It is also present in household cleaning and consumer products, including soap detergents, perfumes within detergents and soaps, non-electric simulated smoking devices, and cigar cigarettes. Additional sources include electrical and electronic equipment, such as electric switches, amplifiers, conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materials, electrically stimulated smoking devices, and electric hearing aids. Environmental sources include drinking water and water supply—specifically tap water, bottled water, desalinated water, and drinking water—as well as aquatic systems and sediments, including seawater, freshwater, surface water, and groundwater. Furthermore, it is found in wastewater, sanitation, and biosolids, including industrial wastewater, mine wastewater, wastewater treatment effluent, and unspecified wastewater, among six more sectors. Recorded exposure routes for sulfapyridine include oral, inhalation, and touch. Regarding its biological activity, there are two recorded protein targets for the compound: it acts as an inhibitor of dihydropteroate synthase type-1 (sulI) and dihydropteroate synthase (folP).