Shelf life (days): 1460.0
Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: N-[4-[[2-(aminothioxomethyl)hydrazinylidene]methyl]phenyl]-acetamide
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C10H12N4OS
Formula Weight: 236.29464
CAS Number: 104-06-3
Notes: Thioacetazone is an antitubercular agent.{58703} It is active against M. tuberculosis H37Rv, M. kansasii Bostrom, and M. avium serotype 2 (MICs = 0.3, 0.6, and 20 µg/ml, respectively) but not M. simiae N29 or M. intracellulare serotype 16 (MICs = >40 µg/ml for both). Formulations containing thioacetazone were previously used in the treatment of tuberculosis.