Compound ID | 539
Class: Fluoroquinolone
| Agent Type: | Synthetic; Small molecule; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
| Mechanism of action: | DNA synthesis inhibitor |
| Description: | Chu DTW, Li Q, Tanaka K, et al. Synthesis and biological properties of A-80556: a potent antibacterial fluoroaryllquinolone. 32nd-Intersci-Conf-Antimicrobial-Agents-Chemother 1992; 219. |
| Institute where first reported: | Abbott Laboratories, USA |
| Year first mentioned: | 1992 |
| Development status: | Experimental |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/468954 |
| Citation: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aac.38.5.1071 |