USAGE Ita (>Eng) Sulfaniluree / Sulfoniluree; Sulfanyl/Sulfonyl ureas

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An Italian text on the treatment of type II diabetes makes frequent

reference to " sulfaniluree " . Web searches give a number of hits for both

" sulfanyl ureas " and " sulfonyl ureas " in English, and searches of Italian

sites for " sulfoniluree " also give a large number of hits.

So my question: is there a distinction between sulfanyl and sulfonyl ureas,

and if so, what? Or is the -a- form a typo for the -o- form, which seems

to be the slightly more common?

Ever so slightly confused (or canfused),

Purdy

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