Search Ontology:
ChEBI

dimetridazole

Term ID
CHEBI:141155
Synonyms
  • 1,2-dimethyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole
  • 1,2-Dimethyl-5-nitroimidazole
  • 5-Nitro-1,2-dimethylimidazole
  • dimetridazol
  • dimetridazole
  • dimetridazolum
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.
References
  • patent:FR2625997
  • pubmed:11321219
  • pubmed:1542990
  • pubmed:21383535
  • pubmed:26731310
  • pubmed:26911000
  • pubmed:28414944
  • pubmed:8533212
  • pubmed:8711897
  • pubmed:8913016
  • pubmed:9374025
  • vsdb:1882
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from dimetridazole
Phenotype where environments contain dimetridazole
Phenotype modified by environments containing dimetridazole
Phenotype affecting dimetridazole
Human Disease Model