loading...| Preferred Name |
nitrofurantoin |
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| Synonyms |
Nitrofuradantin Macrobid Cistofuran Furadantine Macrodantina Furadantin Macrodantin Furalan Chemiofuran |
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| Definitions |
Nitrofurantoin is an antibiotic used to treat urinary tract infections. It inhibits enzyme synthesis by inhibiting essential enzymes involved in the citric acid cycle, as well as those involved in DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis. It is marketed under the following brand names: Furadantin, Macrobid, Macrodantin, Nitro Macro and Urantoin. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ARO_0000075 |
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| database_cross_reference |
pubchem.compound:6604200 |
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| definition |
Nitrofurantoin is an antibiotic used to treat urinary tract infections. It inhibits enzyme synthesis by inhibiting essential enzymes involved in the citric acid cycle, as well as those involved in DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis. It is marketed under the following brand names: Furadantin, Macrobid, Macrodantin, Nitro Macro and Urantoin. |
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| has_exact_synonym |
Nitrofuradantin Macrobid Cistofuran Furadantine Macrodantina Furadantin Macrodantin Furalan Chemiofuran |
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| has_obo_namespace |
antibiotic_resistance |
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| id |
ARO:0000075 |
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| label |
nitrofurantoin |
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| notation |
ARO:0000075 |
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| prefLabel |
nitrofurantoin |
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| subClassOf |