Uses
N-Ethyl-N''-(5-nitro-2-thiazolyl)urea maintains therapeutic activity towards treatment of Salmonella typhimurium and B. fragilis infections due to the nitrothiazole moiety within the substructure.
Uses
N-Ethyl-N'-(5-nitro-2-thiazolyl)urea maintains therapeutic activity towards treatment of Salmonella typhimurium and B. fragilis infections due to the nitrothiazole moiety within the substructure.
Definition
ChEBI: Nithiazide is a C-nitro compound and a member of 1,3-thiazoles.
General Description
Crystals or brown powder.
Air & Water Reactions
Insoluble in water.
Health Hazard
ACUTE/CHRONIC HAZARDS: When heated to decomposition 1-ethyl-3-(5-nitrothiazol-2-yl)urea emits toxic fumes.
Fire Hazard
Flash point data for 1-ethyl-3-(5-nitrothiazol-2-yl)urea are not available; however, 1-ethyl-3-(5-nitrothiazol-2-yl)urea is probably combustible.
Safety Profile
Suspected carcinogen
with experimental carcinogenic data.
Moderately toxic by ingestion. Mutation data
reported. When heated to decomposition it
emits very toxic fumes of NOx and POx.
