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(E)-Nitrofurazone ((E)-Nitrofural) is a topical broad-spectrum antibacterial agent effective against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. (E)-Nitrofurazone also possesses antiprotozoal and antiparasitic activities. (E)-Nitrofurazone is commonly used in the research of superficial wounds, burns, skin infections, pyoderma, infectious skin diseases, trypanosomiasis, and acute bacillary dysentery[1][2].

ChEBI: Nitrofurazone is a semicarbazone resulting from the formal condensation of semicarbazide with 5-nitrofuraldehyde. A broad spectrum antibacterial drug, although with little activity against Pseudomonas species, it is used as a local application for burns, ulcers, wounds and skin infections. It has a role as an antibacterial drug. It is a semicarbazone and a nitrofuran antibiotic.

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[2] Nitrofural (nitrofurazone). IARC Monogr Eval Carcinog Risks Hum. 1990;50:195-209. PMID: 2292799; PMCID: PMC7681543.