Dimetridazole

Dimetridazole is a drug that combats protozoan infections. It is a nitroimidazole class drug.[1] It has been banned by the Government of Canada as a livestock feed additive.[2]

Dimetridazole

Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
ATCvet code	QP51AA07 (WHO)
Identifiers
IUPAC name 1,2-dimethyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole
CAS Number	551-92-8
PubChem CID	3090
ChemSpider	2980
UNII	K59P7XNB8X
KEGG	D07855
ChEMBL	ChEMBL38938
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5020497
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.184
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C5H7N3O2
Molar mass	141.130 g·mol^−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES Cc1ncc([N](=O)=O)n1C
InChI InChI=1S/C5H7N3O2/c1-4-6-3-5(7(4)2)8(9)10/h3H,1-2H3 Key:IBXPYPUJPLLOIN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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It used to be commonly added to poultry feed. This led to it being found in eggs. Because of suspicions of it being carcinogenic its use has been legally limited but it is still found in the eggs.[3][4]

See also

• Metronidazole
• Nimorazole

References

1. Dalton, P. (1996). "Use of dimetridazole in gamebirds". The Veterinary Record. 139 (16): 399. PMID 8913016.
2. Canadian Food Inspection Agency update Archived May 7, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
3. Posyniak A, Semeniuk S, Zmudzki J, Niedzielska J, Biernacki B (1996). "Residues of dimetridazole in eggs after treatment of laying hens". Veterinary Research Communications. 20 (2): 167–74. doi:10.1007/bf00385638. PMID 8711897.
4. Cannavan A, Kennedy DG (1997). "Determination of dimetridazole in poultry tissues and eggs using liquid chromatography-thermospray mass spectrometry". The Analyst. 122 (9): 963–6. doi:10.1039/a703193i. PMID 9374025.