nitrofuran
Sign in to savethumb|right|Nitrofural (nitrofurazone) thumb|right|Nifuratel Nitrofurans are a class of drugs typically used as antibiotics or antimicrobials. The defining structural component is a furan ring with a nitro group.
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8,448 papers- Current development of 5-nitrofuran-2-yl derivatives as antitubercular agents.Bioorganic chemistry · 2019
- 5-Nitrofuran-Tagged Oxazolyl Pyrazolopiperidines: Synthesis and Activity against ESKAPE Pathogens.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
- Nitrofuran drugs beyond redox cycling: Evidence of Nitroreduction-independent cytotoxicity mechanism.Toxicology and applied pharmacology · 2020
- An update on derivatisation and repurposing of clinical nitrofuran drugs.European journal of pharmaceutical sciences : official journal of the European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2019
- NITROFURAN antiseptics.American professional pharmacist · 1946
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thumb|right|Nitrofural (nitrofurazone) thumb|right|Nifuratel Nitrofurans are a class of drugs typically used as antibiotics or antimicrobials. The defining structural component is a furan ring with a nitro group.
== Drugs == Members of this class of drugs include: Antibacterials (antibiotics) Difurazone (also known as Nitrovin) — an antibacterial growth promoter used in animal feeds Furazolidone Nifurfoline Nifuroxazide Nifurquinazol Nifurtoinol Nifurzide Nitrofural (also known as nitrofurazone) Nitrofurantoin — a drug used to treat urinary tract infections Ranbezolid — technically an oxazolidinone antibiotic bearing a nitrofuran group Antimicrobials Furaltadone — an antiprotozoal Furazidine — an antibacterial and antiprotozoal Furaginum — an antibacterial Furylfuramide — a formerly used food preservative Nifuratel — an antiprotozoal and antifungal Nifurtimox — an antiprotozoal FANFT, a potent nitrofuran derivative tumor initiator. It causes bladder tumors in all animals studied and is mutagenic to many bacteria.
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