Compound ID | 512
Class: Fluoroquinolone
Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
Details of activity: | This had high bioavailability in rats and dogs with no cutaneous phototoxicity in mice. In comparison to ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, gatifloxacin and moxifloxacin , it was more potent when tested against S. pneumoniae. |
Description: | Amano H, Ohsita Y, Hayashi N, Amago T, Takenaka H, Tamura K, et al. WQ-3335, a novel fluoroquinolone with enhanced activity against QRSP. 45th-Intersci-Conf-Antimicrob-Agents-Chemother 2005;185 |
Institute where first reported: | Wakunaga Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Japan |
Year first mentioned: | 2005 |
Highest developmental phase: | Preclinical |
Development status: | Inactive |
Reason Dropped: | There has not been any report of this entering clinical trials, in 2006 it was offered up for worldwide licensing. This is likely to have been dropped through no investment (2). |
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