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