Preferred Name |
metronidazole |
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Synonyms |
Flagyl metronidazol |
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Definitions |
Metronidazole is a nitroimidazole that is active against anaerobic bacteria and protozoa. It is not effective against aerobic bacteria. Nitroimidazoles act by oxidizing DNA causing strand breaks and cell death. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ARO_3000689 |
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database_cross_reference |
pubchem.compound:4173 |
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definition |
Metronidazole is a nitroimidazole that is active against anaerobic bacteria and protozoa. It is not effective against aerobic bacteria. Nitroimidazoles act by oxidizing DNA causing strand breaks and cell death. |
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has_exact_synonym |
Flagyl metronidazol |
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has_obo_namespace |
antibiotic_resistance |
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id |
ARO:3000689 |
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label |
metronidazole |
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notation |
ARO:3000689 |
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prefLabel |
metronidazole |
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subClassOf |
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