Description
A broad-spectrum and synthetic fluoroquinolone antibiotic; active against clinical isolates of E. coli, K. pneumoniae, S. aureus, and G. vaginalis (MIC90s = 0.12, 0.5, 0.5, and 32 mg/L, respectively) selectively inhibits E. coli topoisomerase I and DNA gyrase over calf thymus topoisomerase I (IC50s = 45, 4.5, and >140 μg/ml, respectively) in cell-free assays; active against systemic E. coli, K. pneumoniae, and P. aeruginosa infections in mice (P50s = 6.5, 29.2, and 219 mg/kg, respectively)
Formal name: 1-ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-7-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid, monomethanesulfonate, dihydrate
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Molecular weight: 465.5
CAS: 149676-40-4
Purity: ≥98%
Formulation: A solid