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Preferred Name

Metronidazole Hydrochloride

Synonyms

Metronidazole Hydrochloride

Flagyl I.V.

METRONIDAZOLE HYDROCHLORIDE

Flagyl

Metro I.V.

SC 32642

Satric

Definitions

The hydrochloride salt of a synthetic nitroimidazole derivative with antiprotozoal and antibacterial activities. Although its mechanism of action is not fully elucidated, un-ionized metronidazole is readily taken up by obligate anaerobic organisms and is subsequently reduced by low-redox potential electron-transport proteins to an active, intermediate product. Reduced metronidazole causes DNA strand breaks, thereby inhibiting DNA synthesis and bacterial cell growth.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C48005

ALT_DEFINITION

A drug that is used to treat infection and is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is type of antibacterial, antiprotozoal, and anthelmintic.

CAS_Registry

69198-10-3

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:50687

Chemical_Formula

C6H9N3O3.HCl

code

C48005

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C176424

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

The hydrochloride salt of a synthetic nitroimidazole derivative with antiprotozoal and antibacterial activities. Although its mechanism of action is not fully elucidated, un-ionized metronidazole is readily taken up by obligate anaerobic organisms and is subsequently reduced by low-redox potential electron-transport proteins to an active, intermediate product. Reduced metronidazole causes DNA strand breaks, thereby inhibiting DNA synthesis and bacterial cell growth.

FDA_UNII_Code

76JC1633UF

FULL_SYN

Metronidazole Hydrochloride

Flagyl I.V.

METRONIDAZOLE HYDROCHLORIDE

Flagyl

Metro I.V.

SC 32642

Satric

Has_Free_Acid_Or_Base_Form

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C651

label

Metronidazole Hydrochloride

Legacy Concept Name

Metronidazole_Hydrochloride

NCI_Drug_Dictionary_ID

39503

PDQ_Closed_Trial_Search_ID

39503

PDQ_Open_Trial_Search_ID

39503

Preferred_Name

Metronidazole Hydrochloride

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C48005

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0282239

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C279

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C784

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