A food additive, furylfuramide or AF-2, which had been used in Japan since 1965 and structurally is composed of 5-nitro-2-furyl radical and acrylamide, was re-examined mainly on chronic toxicity by statistically reviewing published data. The conclusions are as follows: 1) The maximum safety dosage which shows no demonstrable change in rats must be corrected at least to 1/170 of the value which ...

of the 27 nitrofuran derivatives tested had mutagenic effects on E. coli, but none of them had mutagenic effects on S. typhimurium. Twenty-five compounds had DNA-modifying effects on E. coli, and 24 compounds had effects on the DNA of S. typhimurium. Fifteen of the 27 compounds are known to be carcinogenic. Fourteen of these 15 carcinogenic derivatives had mutagenic effects on E. coli and DNA-m...

A series of 3-substituted-4-(5-nitro-2-furfurylidene)amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazoles 3 and their Mannich bases have been synthesized. The structures of these Schiff bases and Mannich bases were confirmed on the basis of elemental analysis, H NMR and mass spectral data. The above compounds were also screened for their antifungal activity against C.albicans.

Several aspects of Helicobacter pylori eradication have been meta-analyzed; however, nitrofuran-based therapies constitute an exception. The aim of this study was the systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of furazolidone- and nitrofurantoin-based regimens in the eradication of infection. Studies evaluating the effects of nitrofurans on H. pylori were identified from Medline, EMBASE,...