Nitrofurantoin
Created:
9/30/19
Submitted:
3/6/23
Published:
3/6/23
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Nitrofurantoin is an imidazolidine-2,4-dione that is hydantoin substituted at position 1 by a [(5-nitro-2-furyl)methylene]amino group. An antibiotic that damages bacterial DNA. It has a role as a hepatotoxic agent, an antiinfective agent and an antibacterial drug. It is an organonitrogen heterocyclic antibiotic, an organooxygen heterocyclic antibiotic, a nitrofuran antibiotic and an imidazolidine-2,4-dione. It is functionally related to a semicarbazide.
