Compounds with a 5-membered ring of four carbons and an oxygen. They are aromatic heterocycles. The reduced form is tetrahydrofuran.
Tetrahydrofurans
D005664
Furazolidone
A nitrofuran derivative with antiprotozoal and antibacterial activity. Furazolidone acts by gradual inhibition of monoamine oxidase. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p514)
Nifurazolidone,Furazol,Furazolidine,Furoxone
D023303
Oxazolidinones
Derivatives of oxazolidin-2-one. They represent an important class of synthetic antibiotic agents.