Tizoxanide
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| Preferred IUPAC name
2-Hydroxy-N-(5-nitro-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)benzamide | |
| Other names
Desacetyl-nitazoxanide | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.263.225 |
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| Properties | |
| C10H7N3O4S | |
| Molar mass | 265.25 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tizoxanide, also known as desacetyl-nitazoxanide, is a thiazolide and an antiparasitic agent that occurs as a metabolite of nitazoxanide in humans through hydrolysis. Tizoxanide may undergo further metabolism via conjugation into tizoxanide glucuronide.