In what respect do prontosil and Salvarsan resemble? Is there any resemblance between azo dye and prontosil? Explain.

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Both prontosil and Salvarsan and antibacterial drugs (antimicrobials) discovered by Paul Ehrlich. Salvarsan is also known as arsphenamine. It is an organoarsenic molecule and has -As = As- double bond.

Salvarsan and prontosil show similarity in their structure. Both of these drugs are antimicrobials. Salvarsan contains -As = As- linkage whereas prontosil has -N = N- linkage.

<p><span data-teams="true">This is a long answer type question as classified in NCERT Exemplar</span></p><p>Both prontosil and Salvarsan and antibacterial drugs (antimicrobials) discovered by Paul Ehrlich. Salvarsan is also known as arsphenamine. It is an organoarsenic molecule and has -As = As- double bond.</p><div><div><picture><source srcset="https://images.shiksha.com/mediadata/images/articles/1751003125phpv2nggD.jpeg" media=" (max-width: 500px)"><img src="https://images.shiksha.com/mediadata/images/articles/1751003125phpv2nggD.jpeg" alt="" width="292" height="164"></picture></div></div><p>Salvarsan and prontosil show similarity in their structure. Both of these drugs are antimicrobials. Salvarsan contains -As = As- linkage whereas prontosil has -N = N- linkage.</p><div><div><picture><source srcset="https://images.shiksha.com/mediadata/images/articles/1751003147phpa66uO1_480x360.jpeg" media=" (max-width: 500px)"><img src="https://images.shiksha.com/mediadata/images/articles/1751003147phpa66uO1.jpeg" alt="" width="489" height="224"></picture></div></div>

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