Compound ID | 3009
Synonym(s): BFX
Class: Fluoroquinolone
Spectrum of activity: | Gram-negative |
Details of activity: | Active against intracellular Burkholderia pseudomallei, Burkholderia mallei, Burkholderia thailandensis, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa; bacterial topoisomerase inhibitor (DNA gyrase inhibitor) |
Description: | Synthetic compound identified from screening small molecules; efficacious and superior to ceftazidime in preclinical model of fulminant melioidosis |
Institute where first reported: | Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Japan |
Year first mentioned: | 1980 |
Development status: | Experimental |
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