Pyrazine Diazohydroxide

**Semantic type:** Organic Chemical|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A congener of pyridine 2-diazohydroxide. Pyrazine diazohydroxide forms DNA adducts via the reactive pyrazine diazonium ion, thereby inhibiting DNA synthesis. (NCI04)

**Synonyms:** - PZDH - Pyrazinamine, N-nitroso-, sodium salt - Pyrazine diazohydroxide - Pyrazineamine, N-nitroso-, sodium salt - pyrazinamine, N-nitroso-, sodium salt - pyrazine diazohydroxide - pyrazine-2-diazohydroxide - pyrazineamine, N-nitroso-, sodium salt