Term Name: | nitrofurantoin |
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Synonyms: | 1-((5-Nitrofurfurylidene)amino)hydantoin, 1-(5-Nitro-2-furfurylidenamino)hydantoin, 1-(5-Nitro-2-furfurylideneamino)hydantoin, 1-[(5-Nitrofurfurylidene)amino]hydantoin, 1-{[(5-nitro-2-furyl)methylene]amino}imidazolidine-2,4-dione, 5-Nitrofurantoin, N-(5-Nitrofurfurylidene)-1-aminohydantoin, nitrofurantoin, nitrofurantoina, nitrofurantoine, nitrofurantoinum |
Definition: | An imidazolidine-2,4-dione that is hydantoin substituted at position 1 by a [(5-nitro-2-furyl)methylene]amino group. An antibiotic that damages bacterial DNA. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:71415] ( EBI ) |