ETHAMBUTOL
\ˈɛθɐmbjˌuːtɒl], \ˈɛθɐmbjˌuːtɒl], \ˈɛ_θ_ɐ_m_b_j_ˌuː_t_ɒ_l]\
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An antitubercular agent that inhibits the transfer of mycolic acids into the cell wall of the tubercle bacillus. It may also inhibit the synthesis of spermidine in mycobacteria. The action is usually bactericidal, and the drug can penetrate human cell membranes to exert its lethal effect. (From Smith and Reynard, Textbook of Pharmacology, 1992, p863)
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