Form
Powder
Appearance
Yellowcrystallinepowder
Source
Synthetic
ImpurityProfile
LimitofNitrofurfuralDiacetate:≤1.0%
LimitofNitrofurazone:≤0.01%
WaterContent(KarlFisher)
< 1.0%
Assay
(Ondriedbasis):98.0-102.0%
Nitrofurantoinisauniquebacteriostaticantibiotic.Nitrofurantoinissparinglysolubleinaqueoussolutionat0.0795mg/mL;however,itishighlysolubleinDMFat80mg/mL.
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67-20-9
C8H6N4O5
238.16
UponenteringasusceptIBLecell,nitrofurantoinisactivatedbybacterialenzymesandtargetsribosomesandnucleicacidswhichinhibitbacterialgrowth.
Storeprotectedfromlightatambienttemperature.
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Nitrofurantoinisabroadspectrumantibioticfrequentlyusedtotreatbacterialinfectionsoftheurinarytract.Nitrofurantoinhasbeenfoundtobeeffectiveagainstcertainβ-lactamresistantstrainsofVREorvancomycinresistantEnterococcus;aglycopeptideantibioticresistant"superbug."
Powder
Yellowcrystallinepowder
Synthetic
LimitofNitrofurfuralDiacetate:≤1.0%
LimitofNitrofurazone:≤0.01%
< 1.0%
(Ondriedbasis):98.0-102.0%