nifuroxazide   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 12358

Synonyms: NSC-759261 | RC-27109 | SJ000287313
Approved drug
nifuroxazide is an approved drug
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Nifuroxazide is a nitrofuran drug with broad-spectrum antibacterial activity. In addition to its antibacterial activity, nifuroxazide has been found to be a potent inhibitor of STAT3 and aldehyde dehydrogenase, and may have the potential to be repurposed as an antineoplastic therapy [1].
2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 3
Hydrogen bond donors 2
Rotatable bonds 5
Topological polar surface area 117.97
Molecular weight 275.05
XLogP 2.35
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES Oc1ccc(cc1)C(=O)N/N=C/c1ccc(o1)[N+](=O)[O-]
Isomeric SMILES c1cc(ccc1C(=O)N/N=C/c1ccc(o1)[N+](=O)[O-])O
InChI InChI=1S/C12H9N3O5/c16-9-3-1-8(2-4-9)12(17)14-13-7-10-5-6-11(20-10)15(18)19/h1-7,16H,(H,14,17)/b13-7+
InChI Key YCWSUKQGVSGXJO-NTUHNPAUSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Following its discovery in the 1960s, nifuroxazidel was used extensively in the treatment of intestinal infections but its use has since diminished. The drug does not have US FDA or EMA marketing authorisation but is approved in a number of individual European countries by their national agencies. See Drugs.com for a list of countries where this drug may be in use.