Prescott's Microbiology
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Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Chapter 9.4, Problem 5MI
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A synthetic substance which is generated from the chemical group is called as a sulfonamide. The sulfonamides are also called as sulpha or sulfa drugs. The sulfonamide is related structurally to sulfanilamide. It is an analog of p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA). The cough, allergies, antimalarial and antifungal functions are also treated by using sulfonamides.
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Prescott's Microbiology
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Ch. 9.4 - Prob. 2MICh. 9.4 - Prob. 3MICh. 9.4 - MICRO INQUIRY How is the mechanism by which...Ch. 9.4 - Prob. 5MICh. 9.4 - Prob. 1CCCh. 9.4 - Prob. 2CCCh. 9.4 - Prob. 3CCCh. 9.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply What are antimetabolites?...Ch. 9.5 - Prob. 1CCCh. 9.5 - Prob. 3CCCh. 9.5 - Prob. 4CCCh. 9.6 - Prob. 1CCCh. 9.6 - Prob. 2CCCh. 9.6 - Prob. 3CCCh. 9.7 - MICRO INQUIRY What is the mechanism by which...Ch. 9.7 - Prob. 1CCCh. 9.7 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Why is malaria, like...Ch. 9.7 - Prob. 3CCCh. 9.8 - Prob. 1CCCh. 9.8 - Prob. 2CCCh. 9.8 - Prob. 3CCCh. 9.8 - Prob. 4CCCh. 9 - Prob. 1RCCh. 9 - Prob. 2RCCh. 9 - Prob. 1ALCh. 9 - Prob. 2ALCh. 9 - Prob. 3ALCh. 9 - Prob. 4ALCh. 9 - Prob. 5AL
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