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Preferred Label : Metronidazole Hydrochloride;

NCIt related terms : Flagyl;

NCIt definition : The hydrochloride salt of a synthetic nitroimidazole derivative with antiprotozoal and antibacterial activities. Although its mechanism of action is not fully elucidated, un-ionized metronidazole is readily taken up by obligate anaerobic organisms and is subsequently reduced by low-redox potential electron-transport proteins to an active, intermediate product. Reduced metronidazole causes DNA strand breaks, thereby inhibiting DNA synthesis and bacterial cell growth.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A drug that is used to treat infection and is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is type of antibacterial, antiprotozoal, and anthelmintic.;

UNII : 76JC1633UF;

InChIKey : FPTPAIQTXYFGJC-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

CAS number : 69198-10-3;

Drug name : Satric; Flagyl I.V.; Metro I.V.;

Molecule name : SC 32642;

Chemical formula : C6H9N3O3.HCl;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:50687;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000413945;

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