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hydroxymetronidazole
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Hydroxymetronidazole is the main metabolite of metronidazole. Both have antibiotic and antiprotozoal activity.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H9N3O4
- Molecular weight
- 187.15 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-[2-(hydroxymethyl)-5-nitroimidazol-1-yl]ethanol
- SMILES
- C1=C(N(C(=N1)CO)CCO)[N+](=O)[O-]
- InChIKey
- AEHPOYAOLCAMIU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -1.3
- Polar surface area
- 104 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 5
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 187.059
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- canonical SMILES
- C1=C(N(C(=N1)CO)CCO)[N+](=O)[O-]
- chemical formula
- C₆H₉N₃O₄
- Commons category
- Hydroxymetronidazole
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Encyclopedic overview
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Hydroxymetronidazole is the main metabolite of metronidazole. Both have antibiotic and antiprotozoal activity.
==References==
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