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M1547

Metronidazole

BioXtra

Synonym(s):

2-Methyl-5-nitroimidazole-1-ethanol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H9N3O3
CAS Number:
443-48-1
Molecular Weight:
171.15
UNSPSC Code:
51282808
NACRES:
NA.76
PubChem Substance ID:
24896667
EC Number:
207-136-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
611683
MDL number:
MFCD00009750

Product Name

Metronidazole, BioXtra

cation traces

K: ≤0.005%
Mg: ≤0.0005%
Al: ≤0.0005%
Ca: ≤0.005%
Cu: ≤0.0005%
Fe: ≤0.0005%
Na: ≤0.01%
Pb: ≤0.001%
Zn: ≤0.0005%

InChI

1S/C6H9N3O3/c1-5-7-4-6(9(11)12)8(5)2-3-10/h4,10H,2-3H2,1H3

InChI key

VAOCPAMSLUNLGC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES string

CC1=NC=C([N+]([O-])=O)N1CCO

product line

BioXtra

impurities

≤0.2% Total Impurities

ign. residue

≤0.1%

color

white to light yellow

mp

159-161 °C (lit.)

solubility

acetic acid: 0.1 M, clear, colorless to yellow

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.05%
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.05%

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria
parasites

mode of action

DNA synthesis | interferes

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

200

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Application

Metronidazole is used to study DNA damage and repair and has been found to induce the gene transfer agent VSH-1 in Brachyspira hyodysenteriae. It is commonly used for treatment of periodontitis and is used in bioavailability studies.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Metronidazole is a prodrug and is selective for anaerobic bacteria due to their ability to intracellularly reduce metronidazole to its active form. Reduced metronidazole covalently binds to DNA which disrupts its helical structure, induces DNA strand breaks and inhibits bacterial nucleic acid synthesis. Bacterial cell death results.

General description

Chemical structure: imidazole

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Health hazard
GHS08

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 1B - Muta. 1B - STOT RE 2

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 50 Suppl 1, S16-S23 (2010-01-14)
Metronidazole has been used for the treatment of infections for >45 years and is still successfully used for the treatment of trichomoniasis, amoebiasis, and giardiasis. Anaerobic bacterial infections caused by Bacteroides species, fusobacteria, and clostridia respond favorably to metronidazole therapy.
Christina M Surawicz et al.
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Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a leading cause of hospital-associated gastrointestinal illness and places a high burden on our health-care system. Patients with CDI typically have extended lengths-of-stay in hospitals, and CDI is a frequent cause of large hospital outbreaks
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