Compound ID | 576
Class: Fluoroquinolone
| Agent Type: | Synthetic; Small molecule; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
| Mechanism of action: | DNA synthesis inhibitor. Bacterial topoisomerase inhibitor |
| Description: | Nilius AM, Hensy-Rudloff DM, Almer LS, et al. Comparative in vitro antibacterial activity of A-170568.1, a novel 2-pyridone antibacterial agent. 38th-Intersci-Conf-Antimicrobial-Agents-Chemother 1998; 252. |
| Institute where first reported: | Abbott Laboratories, USA |
| Year first mentioned: | 1998 |
| Development status: | Experimental |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/486121 |
| Citation: | https://doi.org/10.1086/317490 |