Furazolidone
-
Post Date:
Oct 11,2018
-
Expiry Date:
Oct 11,2019
-
Detailed Description:
Cas No. :67-45-8
Specs:BP/USP/EP
Payment Method: T/T advance,LC sight,LC 90days
It is used to treat diarrhoea and enteritis caused by bacteria or protozoaninfections.
It has also been used in aquaculture.
Protozoan
Furazolidone is also used for giardiasis (due to Giardia lamblia), though it is not a first line treatment.
Bacterial
Furazolidone is also used to treat traveler's diarrhoea, cholera, andbacteremic salmonellosis.
As a veterinary medicine, furazolidone has been used with some success to treat salmonids for Myxobolus cerebralis infections.
Use in treating Helicobacter pylori infections has been proposed.
Mechanism
It is believed to work by crosslinking of DNA.
-
CAS Registry Number:
67-45-8
-
Synonyms:
;3-(5-nitrofurfurylideneamino)-2-oxazolidone;Furazolidon;Furazolidonum;Furoxone;Nifurazolidone;3-{[(5-nitrofuran-2-yl)methylidene]amino}-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one;3-[2-(5-nitrofuran-2-yl)ethenyl]-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one;3-{[(1E)-(5-nitrofuran-2-yl)methylidene]amino}-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one;2-Furanmethanimine,5-Nitro-N-(2-Oxo-3-Oxazolidinyl)-;
-
Molecular Formula:
C8H7N3O5
-
Molecular Weight:
225.1583
-
Molecular Structure:
-
Hazard Symbols:
Xn:Harmful;
-
Risk Codes:
R62:;
-
Safety Description:
S36:;
Inquiry