dapsone

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q422226
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dapsone

Summary

dapsone is a type of chemical entity[1]. dapsone ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (567 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • dapsone's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • dapsone's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC(=CC=C1N)S(=O)(=O)C2=CC=C(C=C2)N[4].
  • dapsone's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₂H₁₂N₂O₂S[5].
  • dapsone is a type of sulfone[6].
  • dapsone is used for medication[7].
  • dapsone's Commons category is recorded as Dapsone[8].
  • dapsone's has characteristic is recorded as bitterness[9].
  • dapsone's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+248.061949'}[10].
  • dapsone's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+177'}[11].
  • dapsone's medical condition treated is recorded as dermatitis herpetiformis[12].
  • dapsone's medical condition treated is recorded as relapsing polychondritis[13].
  • dapsone's medical condition treated is recorded as leprosy[14].
  • dapsone's medical condition treated is recorded as lepromatous leprosy[15].
  • dapsone's medical condition treated is recorded as acne[16].
  • dapsone's medical condition treated is recorded as acne[17].
  • dapsone's medical condition treated is recorded as leprosy[18].
  • dapsone's medical condition treated is recorded as dermatitis herpetiformis[19].
  • dapsone's World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'dapsone'}[20].
  • dapsone's subject has role is recorded as anti-infective agent[21].
  • dapsone's subject has role is recorded as antimalarial[22].
  • dapsone's subject has role is recorded as folic acid antagonists[23].
  • dapsone's subject has role is recorded as leprostatic agent[24].
  • dapsone's subject has role is recorded as essential medicine[25].
  • dapsone's subject has role is recorded as bactericide[26].
  • dapsone's pregnancy category is recorded as Australian pregnancy category B2[27].

Why It Matters

dapsone ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (567 views/month).[2] dapsone has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] dapsone is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . BitterDB. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Jean-Claude Bradley Open Melting Point Dataset. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Drug Indications Extracted from FAERS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Inxight: Drugs Database. Retrieved . drugs.ncats.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Inxight: Drugs Database. Retrieved . drugs.ncats.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Inxight: Drugs Database. Retrieved . drugs.ncats.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ChEBI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ChEBI. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). dapsone. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/dapsone
MLA “dapsone.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/dapsone.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_dapsone_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{dapsone}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/dapsone}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of sulfone
    Has use medication
    Aliases
    Instance of type of chemical entity
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007551512705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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