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Record 1 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Medication
  • Veterinary Medicine
DEF

One of a family of yellow crystalline compounds possessing antimicrobial activity characterized by a nitro group in the 5-position of a 2 substituted furan ring.

OBS

Most nitrofurans have a broad antibacterial spectrum, while relatively few exhibit clinically useful antifungal and antiprotozoan activity.

OBS

Often used in the plural ("nitrofurans"), to designate the group of compounds collectively.

Key term(s)
  • nitrofurans

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Médicaments
  • Médecine vétérinaire
DEF

nitrofurannes : [...] produits de nitration du furanne et de ses dérivés. On regroupe [...] plus particulièrement, sous cette dénomination, certains dérivés de nitro-5 furfural [5-nitrofurfural] utilisés en thérapeutique humaine et vétérinaire [...]. L'usage des nitrofurannes [n'étant cependant] pas dénué de danger, il est [...] assez limité [...]

Key term(s)
  • nitrofuranes
  • nitrofurannes

Spanish

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