nitrofurantoin

pharmaceutical drug
Class type of: nitrofuran Q422669

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
type of chemical entity
Subclass of
nitrofuran
Has use
medication
Active ingredient in
Furadantin, Macrodantin
Canonical SMILES
C1C(=O)NC(=O)N1N=CC2=CC=C(O2)[N+](=O)[O-]
Chemical formula
C₈H₆N₄O₅
Defined daily dose
0.2
Has active ingredient
Nitrofurantoin, Nitrofurantoin Monohydrate
Has part(s)
oxygen, carbon
Has parts
oxygen, carbon
Isomeric SMILES
C1C(=O)NC(=O)N1/N=C/C2=CC=C(O2)[N+](=O)[O-]
Mass
238.033819
NCI Thesaurus ID
C29293
Pregnancy category
Australian pregnancy category A, US pregnancy category B
Subject has role
enzyme inhibitor, urinary anti-infective agents, male reproductive toxicant (1991–present), bactericide, WHO essential medicines
WHO Aware Classification
access
🏷️ Also known as
en 5-Nitrofurantoin en N-(5-Nitrofurfurylidene)-1-aminohydantoin en nitrofurantoin en SID11112186 ar نيتروفورانتوين el Νιτροφουραντοΐνη es nitrofurantoina es nitrofurantoína fa نیتروفورانتوئین fi nitrofurantoiini he ניטרופוראנטואין he ניטרופורנטואין it C8H6N4O5 ja ニトロフラントイン ko macrodantina nl Furabid nl Furadantine nl nitrofurantoïne ro Nitrofurantoină ru Нитрофурантоин
🔖 Identifiers · 37
OpenAlex ID
C2777629877
ATC code
J01XE01
CA PROP 65 ID
nitrofurantoin
CAS Registry Number
67-20-9
ChEBI ID
71415
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL572
ChemSpider ID
4510228
DSSTOX compound identifier
DTXCID90972
DSSTox substance ID
DTXSID7020972
DrugBank ID
DB00698
DrugCentral ID
1949
EC number
200-646-5
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ECHA Substance Infocard ID
100.000.587
Electronic Essential Medicines List medicine ID
301
Freebase ID
/m/03554j
Guide to Pharmacology Ligand ID
10917
KEGG ID
D00439
MassBank accession ID
MSBNK-Athens_Univ-AU236157
MeSH descriptor ID
D009582
MedlinePlus drug identifier
a682291
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2777629877
NDF-RT ID
N0000147151
NSC number
757k (2.1k–757k, n=3)
Probes And Drugs ID
PD001838
PubChem CID
6604200
RxNorm CUI
7454
SureChEMBL ID
29470, 26698906
UniChem compound ID
58701
Wellcome Collection concept ID
qmyzdyy4
WikiProjectMed ID
Nitrofurantoin
WikiSkripta article ID
61931
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
03831983-n

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Has part(s) 2
Medical condition treated 2
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Belongs to 1
Has use 1
Subclass of 1
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Summary

nitrofurantoin is a type of chemical entity[1].

Key Facts

  • Canonical SMILES: C1C(=O)NC(=O)N1N=CC2=CC=C(O2)N+[O-]N+[O-]">[2]
  • Chemical formula: C₈H₆N₄O₅[3]
  • Subclass of: nitrofuran[4]
  • Has use: medication[5]
  • Has part(s): oxygen[6], carbon[7]

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