dihydropteroic acid

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An intermediate formed during the biosynthesis of folic acid; its formation is inhibited by sulfonamides.

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No references found			Sulfonamides inhibit one of the integral enzymes in folate synthesis, dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS), which catalyzes the condensation of para-aminobenzoic acid and pteridine to form dihydropteroic acid (Figure). Dihydropteroate synthase gene mutations in Pneumocystis and sulfa ... by Helweg-Larsen, Jannik / Emerging Infectious Diseases Sulfamethoxazole inhibits dihydropteroate synthase, the bacterial enzyme that catalyzes the incorporation of p-aminobenzoid acid into dihydropteroic acid, the immediate precursor of folic acid, while trimethoprim was specifically synthesized as an inhibitor of dihydrofolate-reductase (40). Dead bugs don't mutate: susceptibility issues in the emergence of ... by Stratton, Charles W. / Emerging Infectious Diseases			Dignitas Clinic digoxigenin digoxin digoxin immune Fab DiGuglielmo's syndrome digyny dihematoporphyrin ether diheterozygote dihybrid dihybrid cross dihydrate dihydric dihydric alcohol dihydro- dihydro-orotate dihydrocodeine dihydrocodeine bitartrate dihydrocodeinone dihydroergotamine dihydroergotamine mesylate dihydrofolate dihydrofolate reductase dihydrofolic acid dihydroindolone dihydrolipoic acid dihydropteroic acid dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (NADP) dihydrostreptomycin dihydrotachysterol dihydrotestosterone dihydroxy dihydroxyacetone dihydroxyaluminum dihydroxyanthraquinone dihydroxycholecalciferol dihydroxycoumarin glycoside dihydroxyphenylalanine diiodide diiodohydroxyquin diiodohydroxyquinoline diiodotyrosine diisocyanate diisopropyl phosphorofluoridate diketone diketopiperazine dikkop dikoor diktyoma Dikukulla canadensis dil- dil.			Dihydrogen monoxide Dihydrogen monoxide closet Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division Dihydrogen phosphate Dihydrogen phosphate Dihydrogen phosphate Dihydrogen sulfate Dihydrogen sulfate Dihydrogen sulfate Dihydrogen sulphate Dihydrogen sulphate Dihydrogen sulphate Dihydrogenated Tallow Dimethylammonium Chloride Dihydrogren monoxide Dihydrogren monoxide Dihydrogren monoxide Dihydrogren monoxide Dihydrogren monoxide Dihydroheptaprenol Dihydrohydrooxycodeinone Dihydrohydrooxycodeinone Dihydrohydroxycodeinone Dihydrohydroxycodeinone dihydroindolone Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase Dihydrolipoic acid Dihydrolipoyl transacetylase Dihydromorphinone Dihydromorphinone Dihydropteroate dihydropteroic acid Dihydropyridine CCB Dihydropyridine CCB Dihydropyridine receptor Dihydropyridine-Type Calcium Channel Antagonists Dihydropyrimidinase Dihydropyrimidinase-Like Dihydropyrimidinase-Related Protein Dihydropyrimidine Amidohydrolase Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (NADP) Dihydropyrimidinuria Dihydroquercetin Dihydrorhodamine dihydrostreptomycin dihydrostreptomycin dihydrostreptomycin dihydrotachysterol dihydrotachysterol Dihydrotestosteron Dihydrotestosteron dihydrotestosterone dihydrotestosterone dihydrotestosterone dihydrotestosterone Dihydrotestosterone Receptor Dihydrotestosterone receptor deficiency Dihydrotetraborane dihydroxy dihydroxy Dihydroxy 2 Butanone 4 Phosphate

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