Nitrofurans are a class of drugs typically used as antibioticsorantimicrobials.[1] The defining structural component is a furan ring with a nitro group.[2]
Members of this class of drugs include:
The European Union has banned the use of Nitrofurans in food-producing animals. In the 2000s, a number of meat imports were destroyed after nitrofurans were found, including chicken imported from Portugal,[4] and chicken imported from Thailand and Brazil.[5]
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| Antifolates (inhibit bacterial purine metabolism, thereby inhibiting DNA and RNA synthesis) |
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| Quinolones (inhibit bacterial topoisomerase and/or DNA gyrase, thereby inhibiting DNA replication) |
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| Alveo- late |
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| Stramen- opile |
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