A member of the class of furans in which the furan ring is substituted by a nitro group and which also has significant antibiotic properties.
| Member | Definition | Role |
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| furazolidone | A member of the class of oxazolidines that is 1,3-oxazolidin-2-one in which the hydrogen attached to the nitrogen is replaced by an N-{[(5-nitro-2-furyl)methylene]amino} group. It has antibacterial and antiprotozoal properties, and is used in the treatment of giardiasis and cholera. | furazolidone |
| furylfuramide | A member of the class of acrylamides that is acrylamide which is substituted at positions 2 and 3 by 2-furyl and 5-nitro-2-furyl groups, respectively (the trans isomer). Formerly used as a food preservative, it was withdrawn from the market following suspicions of carcenogenicity. | (Z)-2-(2-furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl)acrylamide |
| nifursol | | nifursol |
| nifurtimox | | Nifurtimox |
| nifurtoinol | An imidazolidine-2,4-dione that is hydantoin substituted at position 1 by a [(5-nitro-2-furyl)methylene]amino group and at position 3 by a hydroxymethyl group. | nifurtoinol |
| nitrofurantoin | 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. | nitrofurantoin |
| nitrofurazone | A semicarbazone resulting from the formal condensation of semicarbazide with 5-nitrofuraldehyde. A broad spectrum antibacterial drug, although with little activity against Pseudomonas species, it is used as a local application for burns, ulcers, wounds and skin infections. | nitrofurazone |