Effects of Sulfacetamide

Sulfacetamide is a sulfonamide antiseptic, that is employed as a cream to treat epidermis infections and as eye droplets to treat eye attacks. On the skin, it is utilized to treat acne and seborrheic dermatitis. Within cream form, it is employed to take care of bacterial infections on the skin. It can even be used orally to treat urinary : tract infections. It gets rid of the bacteria by reducing the production of folic acid, which is essential for bacterial growth. That mainly inhibits the multiplication of bacteria as it acts in a competitive inhibitor.

The drug is structurally similar to p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), which competes by it, inhibits dihydrofolate synthetase, prevents bacterial synthesis of folic acid, and causes bacteria to die from the supply of folic acid. Sulfaacetic acid is a local short-acting sulfa drug, which has inhibitory activity against Staphylococcus, Hemolytic Streptococcus, Meningococcus, Escherichia coli, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis. It is very sensitive to Chlamydia trachomatis and also to fungi. Inhibited of activity.