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aminosalicylic acid
n. (context organic compound English) Any amino derivative of salicylic acid, but especially ''4-aminosalicylic acid'' which is an antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis
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Aminosalicylic acid
Aminosalicylic acid can refer to any amino derivative of salicylic acid, such as:
- 3-Aminosalicylic acid
- 4-Aminosalicylic acid (para-aminosalicylic acid, PAS)
- 5-Aminosalicylic acid (mesalazine)
- 6-Aminosalicylic acid
Category:Anilines
Usage examples of "aminosalicylic acid".
But in 1939 it was still very much the case: the discovery of the chemotherapeutic agents, rifampin, para-aminosalicylic acid, isoniazid and especially streptomycin, still lay far beyond a distant horizon.