(from the article `drug`) ...growth by interfering with the synthesis of folic acid. Humans are usually not adversely affected by the drugs, because they do not synthesize ...
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<drug> A drug that inhibits the reduction of dihydrofolate to tetrahydrofolate (a later step than that inhibited by sulphonamides). ... Selective for some bacterial dihydrofolate reductases and often used in conjunction with sulphonamides. ... (19 Jan 1998) ...
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(tri-meth´o-prim) an oral antibacterial closely related to pyrimethamine; it is almost always administered in combination with a sulfonamide because the two potentiate each other. Used primarily for treatment of urinary tract infections and pneumocystis pneumonia. The sulfate salt is applied topically to the conjunctiva, in c...
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A drug that inhibits the reduction of dihydrofolate to tetrahydrofolate (a later step than that inhibited by sulphonamides). Selective for some bacterial DHF reductases and often used in conjunction with sulphonamides.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: trī-meth′ō-prim Definitions: 1. An antimicrobial agent that potentiates the effect of sulfonamides and sulfones; usually used in combination with sulfamethoxazole.
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synthetic antimicrobial compound that functions as an antimetabolite to an enzyme in the bacterial folic acid synthesis pathway
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