Compound ID | 412
Class: Beta-lactam; fluoroquinolone
| Agent Type: | Semisynthetic; Small molecule; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
| Mechanism of action: | Cell wall synthesis inhibitor. Acts initially as a cell wall synthesis inhibitor then as DNA synthesis inhibitor upon release of quinolone moiety during compound decomposition |
| Combined with other compounds: | It is a codrug of fleroxacin and desacetylcefoaxime |
| Description: | Semisynthetic compound composed of cephalosporin (desacetylcefotaxime) linked to a quinolone (fleroxacin); developed as a potential candidate for treatment of pneumococcal meningitis |
| Institute where first reported: | Hoffmann-La Roche Inc, Switzerland |
| Year first mentioned: | 1988 |
| Highest development stage: | Phase 2 |
| Development status: | Inactive |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5486700#section=Literature |
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