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The nitrofurans—a new type of antibacterial agent

✍ Scribed by Main, R.J.

Book ID
102916741
Publisher
Elsevier
Year
1947
Weight
523 KB
Volume
36
Category
Article
ISSN
0095-9553

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✦ Synopsis

This report reviews the basis upon which the present status of Nitrofurazone (Euracin) depends. This compound is either baaeriostatic or bactericidal to a wide variety of organisms and possesses a low degree of systemic and local toxicity although sensitization may sometimes be encountered.

HE ANTISEPTIC action of various furan derivatives sLch as furfural ( R S H O ) and furoic acid ( R S O O H ) has been recog-

This was named Furacin, a brand of nitrofurazone, N. N. R.

FURACIN

Furacin is a yellow crystalline compound which decomposes a t 227' and darkens slowly on exposure to light. Its solubility is rather low in most solvents, as shown below :

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