Description
A sulfonamide antibiotic with antiprotozoal activity; dietary administration reduces cecal lesion score and oocyst production in a chick model of E. tenella infection; increases average survival time in a mouse model of T. gondii infection at 250 mg/kg per day; has been found in chicken muscle samples from domestic markets and as an environmental contaminent in fish pond water, biogas digester water, and lagoon wastewater from pig farms
Formal name: 4-amino-N-(6-chloro-2-pyrazinyl)-benzenesulfonamide, monosodium salt
Synonyms: Sulfachloropyrazine|Sulphachloropyrazine
Molecular weight: 306.7
CAS: 23307-72-4
Purity: ≥98%
Formulation: A crystalline solid