Nitrofuran

Nitrofurazone

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.

Members of this class of drugs include:

• Furazolidone, antibacterial
• Furylfuramide
• Nitrofurantoin, antibacterial
• Nitrofurazone, antibacterial
• Nifuratel
• Nifurquinazol, antibacterial
• Nifurtoinol, antibacterial
• Nifuroxazide, antibiotic
• Nifurtimox, antiparasitic
• Nifurzide, anti-infective

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• MeSH Nitrofurans

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This article about a heterocyclic compound is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Nitrofurans Antiinfective agent stubs Heterocyclic compound stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Nitro Química Nitroacetic acid Look at other dictionaries: nitrofuran — [nī΄trōfyoor′an΄, nī′trōfyo͞o ran′] n. 〚 NITRO + FURAN〛 a furan derivative, C4H3O·NO2, used to treat bacterial infections * * * ni·tro·fu·ran (nī trō fyo͝orʹăn , fyo͝o rănʹ) n. Any of several drugs derived from furan that are used to inhibit… …   Universalium nitrofuran — [nī΄trōfyoor′an΄, nī′trōfyo͞o ran′] n. [ NITRO + FURAN] a furan derivative, C4H3O·NO2, used to treat bacterial infections …   English World dictionary nitrofuran — noun Date: 1930 any of several nitro derivatives of furan used as bacteria inhibiting agents …   New Collegiate Dictionary nitrofuran — one of a series of related chemicals used against gram negative bacteria in fishes …   Dictionary of ichthyology nitrofuran — noun A class of drug, derived from furan, used to inhibit bacterial growth …   Wiktionary nitrofuran — ni·tro·fu·ran .nī trō fyu̇(ə)r .an, fyu̇ ran n any of several derivatives of furan that contain a nitro group and are used as bacteria inhibiting agents * * * ni·tro·fu·ran (ni″tro fuґran) any of a group of antibacterials, including… …   Medical dictionary nitrofuran — ni·tro·furan …   English syllables nitrofuran — noun derivative of furan used to inhibit bacterial growth • Hypernyms: ↑furan, ↑furane, ↑furfuran • Substance Holonyms: ↑nitrofurantoin, ↑Macrodantin * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at nitro + …   Useful english dictionary Nitrofurantoin — Systematic (IUPAC) name (E) 1 [(5 nitro 2 furyl)methylideneamino]imidazolidine 2,4 dione Clinical data AHFS/Drugs.com …   Wikipedia Furazolidone — Systematic (IUPAC) name 3 {[(5 nitro 2 furyl)methylene]amino} 1,3 oxazolidin 2 one Clinical data AHFS/Drugs.com …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”