A benzothiadiazine that is the S,S-dioxide of 2H-1,2,4-benzothiadiazine which is substituted at position 3 by a methyl group and at position 7 by chlorine. A peripheral vasodilator, it increases the concentration of glucose in the plasma and inhibits the secretion of insulin by the beta- cells of the pancreas. It is used orally in the management of intractable hypoglycaemia and intravenously in the management of hypertensive emergencies. (Chemical Entities of Biological Interest Ontology, CHEBI_4495)
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7 genes co-occuring with the biological term diazoxide in literature-supported statements describing functions of genes from the GeneRIF Biological Term Annotations dataset.
