Pharmacologic Substance
sulfone
sul·fone [ suhl-fohn ]
Definitions related to sulfones:
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Any compound of the type R-SO2-R.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(sulfone anti-infective agent) Any of substance containing a sulfonyl functional group attached to two carbon atoms with antibiotic activity. Tthe general structural formula is R-S(=O)(=O)-R'.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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