Product Description: Chinifur (Quinifuryl), a Nitrofuran derivative, is a selective inhibitor of trypanothione reductase and also a radical-generating substrate for trypanothione reductase (Ki = 4.5 μM)[1][2].
Applications: COVID-19-immunoregulation
Formula: C25H30N4O4
References: [1]Iribarne F, et al. Interaction energies of nitrofurans with trypanothione reductase and glutathione reductase studied by molecular docking[J]. Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM, 2007, 818(1-3): 7-22./[2]Cenas N, et al. Chinifur, a selective inhibitor and" subversive substrate" for Trypanosoma congolense trypanothione reductase[J]. Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 1994, 204(1): 224-229.
CAS Number: 70762-66-2
Molecular Weight: 450.53
Research Area: Infection
Target: Parasite