Synonyms: 2-Hydroxy-N-(5-nitro-2-thiazolyl)benzamide; 2-Hydroxy-N-(5-nitrothiazol-2-yl)benzamide; Desacetyl-NTZ; Desacetyl-nitazoxanide; NSC 697856; NTZ metabolite; Nitazoxanide metabolite; TIZ
Molecular Formula: C10H7N3O4S
Molecular Weight: 265.25
Linear Structural Formula: C10H7N3O4S
MDL Number: MFCD07484970
Purity: >=98% (HPLC)
Storage: 2-8C
Biochem Physiol Actions: Tizoxanide (TIZ) is the active metabolite of the broad-spectrum parasiticidal drug nitazoxanide (NTZ), a noncompetitive inhibitor against bacterial pyruvate-ferredoxin oxidoreductase (PFOR Ki 2 to 10 muM). NTZ deacetylates rapidly to TIZ in plasma (t1/2 ~6 min at 37C in human plasma) and in the presence of liver microsomes. NTZ is also reported to exhibit antiviral activity against Hepatitis C, Norovirus, Paramyxovirus, Influenza, Vaccinia, and Zika.