Description
4-Aminosalicylicacidexhibitsanti-inflammatory,antioxidative,andantibacterialactivities;itisclinicallyusedtotreatinflammatoryboweldisease(IBD),Crohn’sdisease,andcolitis,asitactsprimarilyinthecolon.4-AminosalicylicacidisusedagainstMycobacteriumasatreatmentfortuberculosis;itinhibitsdihydrofolatereductase(DHFR)activityasanantimetabolite.