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