Morinamide (or morphazinamide, or morinamid) is a drug used in the treatment of

tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...

. It behaves as a

prodrug A prodrug is a medication or compound that, after intake, is metabolized (i.e., converted within the body) into a pharmacologically active drug. Instead of administering a drug directly, a corresponding prodrug can be used to improve how the drug ...

for Pyrazinamide.

References

Pyrazines 4-Morpholinyl compounds Carboxamides Anti-tuberculosis drugs {{antiinfective-drug-stub