Furazolidone

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Furazolidone Structure
Furazolidone structure
Common Name Furazolidone
CAS Number 67-45-8 Molecular Weight 225.158
Density 1.7±0.1 g/cm3 Boiling Point 353.4±52.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula C8H7N3O5 Melting Point 254-256ºC (dec.)
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point 167.5±30.7 °C
Symbol GHS08
GHS08
Signal Word Warning

 Use of Furazolidone


Furazolidone is a nitrofuran derivative with antiprotozoal and antibacterial activity, inhibits AML1-ETO transformed cells with IC50 value of 12.7 μM.Target: Antibacterial Furazolidone is a novel therapeutic strategy in AML patients. Furazolidone can Inhibit the bone-marrow transformation mediated by a series of leukemia fusion proteins. Furazolidone significantly inhibits proliferation of AML cell lines. Furazolidone induces apoptosis of the AML leukemic cells treatment with Furazolidone induces differentiation of AML cell lines.

 Names

This table lists Chinese names, IUPAC names and various aliases of this chemical substance.

Name furazolidone
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 Furazolidone Biological Activity

This table contains bioactivity, target information and biological‑assay experimental data of this compound.

Description Furazolidone is a nitrofuran derivative with antiprotozoal and antibacterial activity, inhibits AML1-ETO transformed cells with IC50 value of 12.7 μM.Target: Antibacterial Furazolidone is a novel therapeutic strategy in AML patients. Furazolidone can Inhibit the bone-marrow transformation mediated by a series of leukemia fusion proteins. Furazolidone significantly inhibits proliferation of AML cell lines. Furazolidone induces apoptosis of the AML leukemic cells treatment with Furazolidone induces differentiation of AML cell lines.
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References

[1]. Jiang X, et al. A novel application of furazolidone: anti-leukemic activity in acute myeloid leukemia. PLoS One. 2013 Aug 9;8(8):e72335.

 Chemical & Physical Properties

This table shows physicochemical parameters including melting point, boiling point, density, solubility and optical rotation. Missing data is marked as N/A.

Density 1.7±0.1 g/cm3
Boiling Point 353.4±52.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Melting Point 254-256ºC (dec.)
Molecular Formula C8H7N3O5
Molecular Weight 225.158
Flash Point 167.5±30.7 °C
Exact Mass 225.038574
PSA 100.86000
LogP -0.49
Vapour Pressure 0.0±0.8 mmHg at 25°C
Index of Refraction 1.670
InChIKey PLHJDBGFXBMTGZ-UITAMQMPSA-N
SMILES O=C1OCCN1N=Cc1ccc([N+](=O)[O-])o1
Storage condition 0-6°C
Water Solubility formic acid: soluble50mg/mL

 MSDS

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 Toxicological Information

This table summarizes toxicological test data, acute & chronic toxicity and ecological hazard parameters for this chemical.

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :
RQ3675000
CHEMICAL NAME :
2-Oxazolidinone, 3-((5-nitrofurfurylidene)amino)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
67-45-8
LAST UPDATED :
199806
DATA ITEMS CITED :
49
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
C8-H7-N3-O5
MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
225.18
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
T5OJ BNW E1UN- AT5NVOTJ

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Human - man
DOSE/DURATION :
11 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - dyspnea Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - respiratory depression Blood - eosinophilia
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
2336 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
1782 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
1150 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
TYPE OF TEST :
LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Bird - chicken
DOSE/DURATION :
150 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
CLDND* Compilation of LD50 Values of New Drugs. (J.R. MacDougal, Dept. of National Health and Welfare, Food and Drug Divisions, 35 John St., Ottawa, Ont., Canada)
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION :
178 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
DOSE :
700 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION :
male 7 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
DOSE :
840 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION :
male 14 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct Reproductive - Paternal Effects - other effects on male
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
DOSE :
250 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION :
male 5 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material, sperm morphology, motility, and count) Reproductive - Paternal Effects - testes, epididymis, sperm duct
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
DOSE :
250 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION :
male 5 day(s) pre-mating
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Paternal Effects - spermatogenesis (incl. genetic material, sperm morphology, motility, and count) Reproductive - Paternal Effects - other effects on male
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
DOSE :
1 gm/kg
SEX/DURATION :
female 1 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Fertility - abortion
TYPE OF TEST :
Sex chromosome loss and nondisjunction

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM :
Mammal - domestic Leukocyte
DOSE/DURATION :
50 ug/L
REFERENCE :
RVMVAH Revue de Medecine Veterinaire (Toulouse). (Ecole Nationale Veterinaire de Toulouse, 23 Chemin des Capelles, 31076 Toulouse, France) V.89(2)- 1937- Volume(issue)/page/year: 126,1611,1975 *** REVIEWS *** IARC Cancer Review:Animal Inadequate Evidence IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,141,1983 IARC Cancer Review:Human No Adequate Data IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) V.1- 1972- Volume(issue)/page/year: 31,141,1983 IARC Cancer Review:Group 3 IMSUDL IARC Monographs, Supplement. (WHO Publications Centre USA, 49 Sheridan Ave., Albany, NY 12210) No.1- 1979- Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,56,1987 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.5 mg/m3 JAN 1993 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 84610 No. of Facilities: 258 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 12 No. of Employees: 3165 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 84610 No. of Facilities: 1628 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 13 No. of Employees: 16392 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 2949 (estimated)

 Safety Information

This table covers safety warnings, protective measures, incompatible substances and disposal guidelines for this compound.

Symbol GHS08
GHS08
Signal Word Warning
Hazard Statements H361
Precautionary Statements P281
Personal Protective Equipment Eyeshields;full-face particle respirator type N100 (US);Gloves;respirator cartridge type N100 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter;type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges
Hazard Codes Xn:Harmful
Risk Phrases R62
Safety Phrases S36
RIDADR NONH for all modes of transport
WGK Germany 3
RTECS RQ3675000
HS Code 2934992000

 Synthetic Route

This table presents publicly reported synthetic routes, reaction conditions, reactants and product information of the compound.

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 Customs

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HS Code 2934992000

 Articles52

More Articles

This table lists relevant public references with title, journal and publication metadata for this compound.

Beneficial effects of intramyocardial mesenchymal stem cells and VEGF165 plasmid injection in rats with furazolidone induced dilated cardiomyopathy.

J. Cell. Mol. Med. 19 , 1868-76, (2015)

To explore the impact of myocardial injection of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and specific recombinant human VEGF165 (hVEGF165 ) plasmid on collagen remodelling in rats with furazolidone induced dila...

Novel UV-spectrophotometric method for quantitative estimation of furazolidone using mixed hydrotropic agent.

Pak. J. Pharm. Sci. 26(1) , 159-62, (2013)

A novel, eco friendly, accurate, sensitive, economic and safe spectrophotometric method was developed by application of mixed hydrotropy using 2 M sodium acetate, 8 M urea, 2 M niacinamide and 2 M sod...

Cheminformatics analysis of assertions mined from literature that describe drug-induced liver injury in different species.

Chem. Res. Toxicol. 23 , 171-83, (2010)

Drug-induced liver injury is one of the main causes of drug attrition. The ability to predict the liver effects of drug candidates from their chemical structures is critical to help guide experimental...

 FurazolidoneBioassay

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This table contains target information, in‑vitro & in‑vivo assay data for this compound.

Name: Primary qHTS assay for inhibitors of alpha-synuclein gene (SNCA) expression
Source: NCGC
External Id: SNCA-p-activity-luciferase
Name: Fluorescence-based cell-based primary high throughput screening assay to identify ago...
Source: The Scripps Research Institute Molecular Screening Center
Target: muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 [Homo sapiens]
External Id: CHRM1_AG_FLUO8_1536_1X%ACT PRUN
Name: Increase the activity of the Burkholderia fixLJ 2-component system
Source: ICCB-Longwood/NSRB Screening Facility, Harvard Medical School
Target: Burkholderia multivorans
External Id: HMS1625
Name: Fluorescence-based cell-based primary high throughput screening assay to identify pos...
Source: The Scripps Research Institute Molecular Screening Center
Target: muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 [Homo sapiens]
External Id: CHRM1_PAM_FLUO8_1536_1X%ACT PRUN
Name: qHTS for Inhibitors of TGF-b: Cytotox Counterscreen
Source: NCGC
Target: N/A
External Id: SMAD3201
Name: uHTS identification of cystic fibrosis induced NFkb Inhibitors in a fluoresence assay
Source: Burnham Center for Chemical Genomics
Target: cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator [Homo sapiens]
External Id: SBCCG-A764-CF-PAF-Primary-Assay
Name: Fluorescence-based cell-based primary high throughput screening assay to identify ant...
Source: The Scripps Research Institute Molecular Screening Center
Target: muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 [Homo sapiens]
External Id: CHRM1_ANT_FLUO8_1536_1X%INH PRUN
Name: qHTS for Inhibitors of TGF-b
Source: NCGC
Target: Smad3 [Homo sapiens]
External Id: SMAD3101
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 Synonyms

This table collects all English aliases, systematic names and CAS‑related synonyms of the compound.

Furall
Bifuron
MFCD00010550
3-[(5-Nitrofurfurylidene)amino]-2-oxazolidinone
3-{(E)-[(5-Nitro-2-furyl)methylene]amino}-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one
3-[(5-Nitrofurfurylidene)amino]-2-oxazolidone
Furidon
Furazolidone
3-{[(E)-(5-Nitro-2-furyl)methylene]amino}-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one
Neftin
nf-180
Furazon
Furazol
Furaxon
Furox
3-[[(5-Nitro-2-furanyl)methylene]amino]-2-oxazolidinone
EINECS 200-653-3

 Furazolidone | FAQ

This section contains frequently‑asked‑questions about this compound, including basic parameters, properties, storage conditions and corresponding answers.

Q: What is the melting point of furazolidone?
A: Melting point of furazolidone is 254-256ºC (dec.).
Q: What are the storage conditions for furazolidone?
A: Storage conditions for furazolidone: 0-6°C.
Q: How is the water solubility of furazolidone?
A: Water solubility of furazolidone: formic acid: soluble50mg/mL.
Q: What are the upstream materials of furazolidone?
A: Related upstream materials(CAS) of furazolidone: 5407-76-1;405-22-1;80-65-9;698-63-5;75-44-5;28127-20-0;109-84-2;105-58-8;92-55-7;6270-33-3.
Q: What is the InChIKey of furazolidone?
A: InChIKey of furazolidone is PLHJDBGFXBMTGZ-UITAMQMPSA-N.
Q: What is the SMILES notation of furazolidone?
A: SMILES notation of furazolidone is O=C1OCCN1N=Cc1ccc([N+](=O)[O-])o1.
Q: What is the safety information for furazolidone?
A: Safety information for furazolidone: S36.
Q: What English synonyms does furazolidone have?
A: English synonyms of furazolidone: Furall, Bifuron, MFCD00010550, 3-[(5-Nitrofurfurylidene)amino]-2-oxazolidinone, 3-{(E)-[(5-Nitro-2-furyl)methylene]amino}-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one, 3-[(5-Nitrofurfurylidene)amino]-2-oxazolidone, Furidon, Furazolidone, 3-{[(E)-(5-Nitro-2-furyl)methylene]amino}-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one, Neftin, nf-180, Furazon, Furazol, Furaxon, Furox, 3-[[(5-Nitro-2-furanyl)methylene]amino]-2-oxazolidinone, EINECS 200-653-3.
Q: What is the polar surface area (PSA) of furazolidone?
A: Polar surface area (PSA) of furazolidone is 100.86000.
Q: What is the molecular formula of furazolidone?
A: Molecular formula of furazolidone is C8H7N3O5.

 Furazolidonefactory

This table lists manufacturers and suppliers of this compound, including vendor names and product supply reference information.

Shanghai Nianxing Industrial Co., Ltd
Dayang Chem (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.
Henan Tianfu Chemical Co., Ltd.
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