Sulfasalazine
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006139
A drug that is used in the management of inflammatory bowel diseases. Its activity is generally considered to lie in its metabolic breakdown product, 5-aminosalicylic acid released in the colon.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006139 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| Synonyms | salicylazosulfapyridine; sulphasalazine |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2015; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents; Sulfonamides; Anti-infective agents |
| Translations | Spanish: sulfasalazina |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006139",
"term": "Sulfasalazine",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A drug that is used in the management of inflammatory bowel diseases. Its activity is generally considered to lie in its metabolic breakdown product, 5-aminosalicylic acid released in the colon.",
"synonyms": [
"salicylazosulfapyridine",
"sulphasalazine"
],
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents",
"sulfonamides",
"anti-infective agents"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2015",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "sulfasalazina"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/sulfasalazine/"
}
Record 6,047 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.