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dimetridazole |
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- 1,2-dimethyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole
- 1,2-Dimethyl-5-nitroimidazole
- 5-Nitro-1,2-dimethylimidazole
- dimetridazol
- dimetridazole
- dimetridazolum
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Definition: |
A C-nitro compound that is 5-nitroimidazole in which the hydrogens at positions 1 and 2 are replaced by methyl groups. An antiprotozoal drug, it has been banned by both the Government of Canada and the European Union as a livestock feed additive owing to suspicions of it being carcinogenic.
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Ontology: |
ChEBI
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EBI
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