sulfaguanidine sulfaguanidine sulfaguanidine is a sulfonamide. sulfaguanidineclinical dataahfs/drugs.cominternational drug namesatc codea07ab03 (who) identifiers iupac name 4-amino-n-benzenesulfonamide cas number57-67-0pubchem cid5324chemspider5133unii15xq8043fnkeggd02437 ycomptox dashboard (epa)dtxsid1023609 echa infocard100.000.314 chemical and physical dataformulac7h10n4o2smolar mass214.24 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive imagemelting point190 to 193 °c (374 to 379 °f) smiles c1cc(n)ccc1s(=o)(=o)n=c(n)n inchi inchi=1s/c7h10n4o2s/c8-5-1-3-6(4-2-5)14(12,13)11-7(9)10/h1-4h,8h2,(h4,9,10,11)key:brbkopjoknswsg-uhfffaoysa-n (verify) sulfaguanidine is a guanidine derivative of sulfanilamide used in veterinary medicine. sulfaguanidine is poorly absorbed from the gut which makes it suitable for the treatment of bacillary dysentery and other enteric infections. sulphaguanidine (ii) was independently prepared by marshall, bratton, white, and litchfield and roblin, williams, winnek, and english in 1940, and introduced for the treatment of bacillary dysentery on the basis of its poor absorption from the gut. its orally administered route of administration is now well established.