FLORFENICOL

Chemical Properties

Appearance: White or off-white crystalline powder Content: (dry product calculation) ≥98% Moisture: ≤0.5% Residue: ≤0.1% Heavy metals: ≤20ppm Acidity: 4.5-6.5 Chloride: ≤0.02% Fluorine: ≥4.8% Relevant substances: Total impurity spots ≤2

Uses

anticholinergic, antiparkinsonian

Definition

ChEBI: Florfenicol is a carboxamide that is the N-dichloroacetyl derivative of (1R,2S)-2-amino-3-fluoro-1-[4-(methanesulfonyl)phenyl]propan-1-ol. A synthetic veterinary antibiotic that is used for treatment of bovine respiratory disease and foot rot; also used in aquaculture. It has a role as an antimicrobial agent. It is a sulfone, a secondary alcohol, an organofluorine compound, an organochlorine compound and a secondary carboxamide. It is functionally related to a dichloroacetic acid.