Dimetridazole

Dimetridazole

Systematic (IUPAC) name
1,2-Dimethyl-5-nitroimidazole
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status	?
Identifiers
CAS number	551-92-8
ATCvet code	QP51AA07
PubChem	CID 3090
ChemSpider	2980 Y
UNII	K59P7XNB8X Y
KEGG	D07855 Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL38938 Y
Chemical data
Formula	C5H7N3O2
Mol. mass	141.128 g/mol
SMILES	eMolecules & PubChem
InChI InChI=1S/C5H7N3O2/c1-4-6-3-5(7(4)2)8(9)10/h3H,1-2H3 Y Key:IBXPYPUJPLLOIN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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Dimetridazole is a drug that combats protozoan infections. It is a nitroimidazole class drug. It has been banned by the Canadian government as a livestock feed additive.

External links

• Canadian Food Inspection Agency update