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
Acetohydroximic acid
N-Acetylhydroxylamine
Acetohydroxamate
Acetic acid, oxime
N-Hydroxyacetamide
Cetohyroxamic acid
AHA
Acethydroxamsaeure
Acetyl hydroxyamino
Acetohydroxamic acid
Acetylhydroxamic acid
Acide acetohydroxamique
Methylhydroxamic acid
Acido acetohidroxamico
N-Acetyl hydroxyacetamide
Acidum acetohydroxamicum
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
