Nitrofuran

Nitrofural (nitrofurazone)

Nitrofurans are a class of drugs typically used as antibiotics or antimicrobials. The defining structural component is a furan ring with a nitro group.

Members of this class of drugs include:

Antibacterials (antibiotics)
- Difurazone (also known as Nitrovin) — an antibacterial growth promoter used in the animal feeds
- Furazolidone
- Nifurfoline
- Nifuroxazide
- Nifurquinazol
- Nifurtoinol
- Nifurzide
- Nitrofural (also known as nitrofurazone)
- Nitrofurantoin
- Ranbezolid — technically an oxazolidinone antibiotic bearing a nitrofuran group
Antimicrobials
- Furaltadone — an antiprotozoal
- Furazidine — an antibacterial and antiprotozoal
- Furylfuramide — a formerly used food preservative
- Nifuratel — an antiprotozoal and antifungal
- Nifurtimox — an antiprotozoal

External links

Nitrofurans at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Antibacterials: nucleic acid inhibitors (J01E, J01M)

Antifolates
(inhibits
purine metabolism,
thereby inhibiting
DNA and RNA synthesis)

DHFR inhibitor

2,4-Diaminopyrimidine
- Trimethoprim^#
- Brodimoprim
- Tetroxoprim
- Iclaprim^†

Sulfonamides
(DHPS inhibitor)

Short- acting	Sulfaisodimidine Sulfamethizole Sulfadimidine Sulfapyridine Sulfafurazole Sulfanilamide Prontosil Sulfathiazole Sulfathiourea

Intermediate- acting	Sulfamethoxazole Sulfadiazine^# Sulfamoxole

Long- acting	Sulfadimethoxine Sulfadoxine Sulfalene Sulfametomidine Sulfametoxydiazine Sulfamethoxypyridazine Sulfaperin Sulfamerazine Sulfaphenazole Sulfamazone

Other/ungrouped	Sulfacetamide Sulfadicramide Sulfametrole

Combinations

Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole^#

Topoisomerase
inhibitors/
quinolones/
(inhibits
DNA replication)

1st g.

Fluoro-
quinolones

2nd g.	Ciprofloxacin^# Ofloxacin Enoxacin^‡ Fleroxacin^‡ Lomefloxacin^‡ Nadifloxacin^‡ Norfloxacin^‡ Pefloxacin^‡ Rufloxacin^‡

3rd g.	Levofloxacin Balofloxacin^‡ Grepafloxacin^‡ Pazufloxacin^‡ Sparfloxacin^‡ Temafloxacin^‡ Tosufloxacin^‡

4th g.	Besifloxacin Gatifloxacin Finafloxacin Gemifloxacin Moxifloxacin Clinafloxacin^† Garenoxacin^‡ Prulifloxacin^‡ Sitafloxacin^‡ Trovafloxacin^‡/Alatrofloxacin^‡

Vet.	Danofloxacin Difloxacin Enrofloxacin Ibafloxacin Marbofloxacin Orbifloxacin Pradofloxacin Sarafloxacin

Newer non-fluorinated

Nemonoxacin

Related (DG)

Aminocoumarins: Novobiocin

Anaerobic DNA
inhibitors

Nitro- imidazole derivatives	Metronidazole^# Tinidazole Ornidazole

Nitrofuran derivatives	Nitrofurantoin^# Furazolidone^‡ Nifurtoinol

RNA synthesis

Rifamycins/ RNA polymerase	Rifampicin^# Rifabutin Rifapentine Rifaximin Rifalazil^§

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

Antiparasitics – antiprotozoal agents – Chromalveolate antiparasitics (P01)

Alveo-
late

Apicom-
plexa

Conoidasida/
(Coccidiostats)

Cryptosporidiosis	thiazolides (nitazoxanide)

Isosporiasis	trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole^#

Toxoplasmosis	pyrimethamine sulfadiazine

Aconoidasida

Malaria

Individual
agents

Hemozoin
inhibitors

Aminoquinolines	(4-): amodiaquine^# chloroquine^# hydroxychloroquine^# (8-): primaquine^# pamaquine^‡ tafenoquine^†

4-Methanolquinolines	mefloquine^# quinine^# quinidine

Other	lumefantrine + artemether^# halofantrine

Antifolates

DHFR inhibitors	pyrimethamine biguanides chlorproguanil proguanil^#

Sulfonamides	sulfadoxine sulfalene

Co-formulation	sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP)^#

Sesquiterpene
lactones

Other

Combi-
nations

Fixed-dose (co-formulated) ACTs	artemether/lumefantrine^# arterolane/piperaquine artesunate/amodiaquine (ASAQ) artesunate/mefloquine (ASMQ) artesunate/pyronaridine dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine

Other combinations (not co-formulated)	artesunate/mefloquine artesunate/SP quinine/clindamycin quinine/doxycycline quinine/tetracycline

Babesiosis

clindamycin

Cilio-
phora

Balantidiasis: tetracycline

Hetero-
kont

Blastocystosis: metronidazole

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

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