Nitrofurantoin is broad-spectrum nitrofuran antibiotic that is used as a substrate for bacterial glycoprotein nitrofuran reductase. It is bacteriostatic against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The compound has been found to have anti-cancer properties against bladder cancer cells grown in vitro. The product can be used to study antibiotic resistance.
Nitrofurantoin is soluble in DMF but practically insoluble in aqueous solution.