Product Overview
Nitrofurantoin | T1313 | TargetMol Chemicals
CAS: 67-20-9
Smiles: N1(CC(=O)NC1=O)/N=C/c1oc(cc1)[N+](=O)[O-]
Formula: C8H6N4O5
Pathway: Microbiology/Virology
Target: Antibacterial|||Antibiotic
Receptor: N/A
Bioactivity: Nitrofurantoin, an antibiotic, inhibits bacterial DNA, RNA, and cell wall protein synthesis. Activated by bacterial flavoproteins to intermediates that inactivate bacterial ribosomal proteins, Nitrofurantoin is used prophylactically as a urinary anti-infective agent against most gram-positive and gram-negative organisms and for long-term suppression of infections.
Molecular Weight: 238, 16
