Compound ID | 1981
Class: Nitrofuran
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
| Details of activity: | Broad mechanism of action by by damaging bacterial DNA. Active against many Enterobacteriaceae and staphylococci. |
| Description: | Synthetic compound. Derivative of nitrofurantoin (hydroxymethylnitrofurantoine). Longer half live compared to nitrofurantoin. |
| Year first mentioned: | 1973 |
| Development status: | Approved, off-patent, not available in most countries |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9571062 |
| Guide to Pharmacology: | nifurtoinol |
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