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Nitrofurantoin

A nitrofuran antibiotic.

Phase of research

Potential treatment - theoretical effect

How it helps

Antiviral

Drug status

Used to treat other disease

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General information

Nitrofurantoin is modified in bacteria so that it inactivates their ribosomal proteins. Nitrofurantoin is used for treatment and long-term management of urinary tract infections (NCIt).

Nitrofurantoin on DrugBank
Nitrofurantoin on PubChem
Nitrofurantoin on Wikipedia

Marketed as

FURADANTIN; NITROFURANTOIN; NITROFURANTOIN (MONOHYDRATE/MACROCRYSTALS); MACROBID (NITROFURANTOIN; NITROFURANTOIN, MACROCRYSTALLINE)

 

Structure image - Nitrofurantoin

C1C(=O)NC(=O)N1/N=C/C2=CC=C(O2)[N+](=O)[O-]

Supporting references

Link Tested on Impact factor Notes Publication date
Screening of Therapeutic Agents for COVID-19 Using Machine Learning and Ensemble Docking Studies
Screening 		in silico 6.71

Predicted to bind the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein or spike protein:ACE2 interface.

 Aug/05/2020
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