Form
Powder
Appearance
Yellow crystalline powder
Source
Synthetic
Impurity Profile
Limit of Nitrofurfural Diacetate: ≤ 1.0%
Limit of Nitrofurazone: ≤ 0.01%
Water Content (Karl Fisher)
< 1.0%
Assay
(On dried basis): 98.0-102.0%
Nitrofurantoin is a unique bacteriostatic antibiotic. Nitrofurantoin is sparingly soluble in aqueous solution at 0.0795 mg/mL; however, it is highly soluble in DMF at 80 mg/mL.
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67-20-9
C8H6N4O5
238.16
Upon entering a susceptible cell, nitrofurantoin is activated by bacterial enzymes and targets ribosomes and nucleic acids which inhibit bacterial growth.
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Nitrofurantoin is a broad spectrum antibiotic frequently used to treat bacterial infections of the urinary tract. Nitrofurantoin has been found to be effective against certain β-lactam resistant strains of VRE or vancomycin resistant Enterococcus; a glycopeptide antibiotic resistant "superbug."
Powder
Yellow crystalline powder
Synthetic
Limit of Nitrofurfural Diacetate: ≤ 1.0%
Limit of Nitrofurazone: ≤ 0.01%
< 1.0%
(On dried basis): 98.0-102.0%