Chemicals and Drugs

Pyrrolnitrin

3-Chloro-4-(3-chloro-2-nitrophenyl)pyrrole. Antifungal antibiotic isolated from Pseudomonas pyrrocinia. It is effective mainly against Trichophyton, Microsporium, Epidermophyton, and Penicillium.

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Abstract

3-Chloro-4-(3-chloro-2-nitrophenyl)pyrrole. Antifungal antibiotic isolated from Pseudomonas pyrrocinia. It is effective mainly against Trichophyton, Microsporium, Epidermophyton, and Penicillium.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C10H6Cl2N2O2
Molecular Weight
257.07 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
1018-71-9
IUPAC Name
3-chloro-4-(3-chloro-2-nitrophenyl)-1H-pyrrole
InChIKey
QJBZDBLBQWFTPZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=CC(=C(C(=C1)Cl)[N+](=O)[O-])C2=CNC=C2Cl
MeSH Unique ID
D011764
Source
PubChem CID 13916

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26 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

an antifungal antibiotic

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History Note

91(75); was see under ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL 1975-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Antibiotics, Antifungal (1972-1974)
  • Nitrobenzenes (1972-1974)
  • Pyrroles (1969-1974)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pyrrolnitrin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011764. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011764
  2. Pyrrolnitrin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrolnitrin
  3. Pyrrolnitrin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q371817
  4. Pyrrolnitrin. In: PubChem Compound. CID 13916. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/13916