Nitrofuran
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Antibiotic
An antibacterial is a compound or substance that kills or slows down the growth of bacteria.The term is often used synonymously with the term antibiotic; today, however, with increased knowledge of the causative agents of various infectious diseases, antibiotic has come to denote a broader range of...
s or antimicrobial
Antimicrobial
An anti-microbial is a substance that kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, or protozoans. Antimicrobial drugs either kill microbes or prevent the growth of microbes...
s. The defining structural component is a furan
Furan
Furan is a heterocyclic organic compound, consisting of a five-membered aromatic ring with four carbon atoms and one oxygen. The class of compounds containing such rings are also referred to as furans....
ring with a nitro group.
Members of this class of drugs include:
- FurazolidoneFurazolidoneFurazolidone is a nitrofuran antibacterial. It is marketed by Roberts Laboratories under the brand name Furoxone and by GlaxoSmithKline as Dependal-M.-Uses:It is used to treat diarrhoea and enteritis caused by bacteria or protozoan infections....
, antibacterial - FurylfuramideFurylfuramideFurylfuramide is a synthetic nitrofuran derivative which was widely used as a food preservative in Japan since at least 1965, but withdrawn from the market in 1974 when it was observed to be mutagenic to bacteria in vitro and thus suspected of carcinogenicity...
- NitrofurantoinNitrofurantoinNitrofurantoin is an antibiotic which is marketed under the following brand names; Furadantin, Macrobid, Macrodantin, Nitrofur Mac, Nitro Macro, Nifty-SR, Martifur-MR, Martifur-100 , Urantoin, and Uvamin . It is usually used in treating urinary tract infection...
, antibacterial - NitrofurazoneNitrofurazoneNitrofurazone, 2-hydrazinecarboxamide, chemical formula C6H6N4O4, is a pale yellow crystalline compound.This bactericidal compound is used as an antibiotic most commonly in the form of ointments...
, antibacterial - NifuratelNifuratelNifuratel is a drug used in gynecology. It is a local antiprotozoal and antifungal agent that may also be given orally.Nifuratel appears to have a broad antibacterial spectrum of action and is effective against Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma spp. as well as fungal infections from Candida...
- NifurquinazolNifurquinazolNifurquinazol is an antibacterial agent of the nitrofuran class. It was never marketed....
, antibacterial - NifurtoinolNifurtoinolNifurtoinol is a nitrofuran-derivative antibiotic used in the treatment of urinary tract infections.It is also known as "hydroxymethylnitrofurantoin"....
, antibacterial - NifuroxazideNifuroxazideNifuroxazide is an oral nitrofuran antibiotic, patented since 1966 and used to treat colitis and diarrhea in humans and non-humans. It is sold under the brand names Ambatrol, Antinal, Bacifurane, Diafuryl , Nifrozid, Ercefuryl, Erfuzide , Endiex,Endiaron, Ercefurin,Nifuroksazyd , Pérabacticel ,...
, antibiotic - NifurtimoxNifurtimoxNifurtimox is a 5-nitrofuran and is used to treat diseases caused by trypanosomes including Chagas disease and sleeping sickness. It is given by mouth and not by injection.-Indications:...
, antiparasitic - NifurzideNifurzideNifurzide is an anti-infective....
, anti-infective