Acetohydroxamic Acid, a synthetic drug derived from hydroxylamine and ethyl acetate, is similar in structure to urea. In the urine, it acts as an antagonist of the bacterial enzyme urease. Acetohydroxamic Acid has no direct antimicrobial action and does not acidify urine directly. It is used, in addition to antibiotics or medical procedures, to treat chronic urea-splitting urinary infections.
Synonyms
Acidum acetohydroxamicum
Acetohydroxamic acid
Acetylhydroxamic acid
Acetic acid, oxime
Methylhydroxamic acid
Cetohyroxamic acid
Acetohydroxamate
N-Acetyl hydroxyacetamide
N-Hydroxyacetamide
Acide acetohydroxamique
Acetohydroximic acid
Acethydroxamsaeure
Acido acetohidroxamico
Acetyl hydroxyamino
AHA
N-Acetylhydroxylamine
Brand Names
Lithostat
Indication
Used, in addition to antibiotics or medical procedures, to treat chronic urea-splitting urinary infections.
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison
T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682
