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Norfloxacin

analytical standard, ≥98% (TLC)

Synonym(s):

1-Ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid, 1-Ethyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-piperazino-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H18FN3O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
319.33
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

Agency

EPA 1694

Assay

≥98% (TLC)

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

clinical testing

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCN1C=C(C(O)=O)C(=O)c2cc(F)c(cc12)N3CCNCC3

InChI

1S/C16H18FN3O3/c1-2-19-9-11(16(22)23)15(21)10-7-12(17)14(8-13(10)19)20-5-3-18-4-6-20/h7-9,18H,2-6H2,1H3,(H,22,23)

InChI key

OGJPXUAPXNRGGI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... CYP1A2(1544)
rat ... Gabra1(29705)

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General description

Chemical structure: fluoroquinolone
Norfloxacin is a broad spectrum antibiotic, which is used against a wide variety of gram positive and gram negative bacteria.

Application

Norfloxacin may be used as a standard in the determination of norfloxacin in human serum samples using fluorometric spectrophotometry.
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Biochem/physiol Actions

Norfloxacin blocks DNA replication by interfering with an ATP-induced structural transition of DNA complexed with DNA gyrase (topoisomerase).
Mode of action: inhibits bacterial DNA replication
Antimicrobial spectrum: Gram-negative bacteria; less effective against Gram-positive bacteria

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Fluorescence reaction and complexation equilibria between norfloxacin and aluminium (III) ion in chloride medium
Djurdjevic.TP, et al.
Analytica Chimica Acta, 300, 253-259 (1995)
L M Cavaco et al.
Journal of clinical microbiology, 47(9), 2751-2758 (2009-07-03)
Fluoroquinolone resistance in members of the Enterobacteriaceae family is mostly due to mutations in the quinolone resistance-determining regions of the topoisomerase genes. However, transferable genes encoding quinolone resistance have recently been described. The current methods for susceptibility testing are not
Deepika Sharma et al.
European journal of medicinal chemistry, 44(6), 2347-2353 (2008-10-15)
In the present study, we have synthesized 2-(substituted phenyl)-1H-imidazole (1-12) and (substituted phenyl)-[2-(substituted phenyl)-imidazol-1-yl]-methanone (13-26) analogues and screened them for their antimicrobial activity against gram positive, gram negative and fungal species. The results of antibacterial study indicated that compounds 15
Anita Reinhardt et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 51(4), 1341-1350 (2007-01-31)
Intubated patients frequently become colonized by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is subsequently responsible for ventilator-associated pneumonia. This pathogen readily acquires resistance against available antimicrobials. Depending on the resistance mechanism selected for, resistance might either be lost or persist after removal of
Lauren Becnel Boyd et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 53(1), 229-234 (2008-10-08)
Fluoroquinolones are some of the most prescribed antibiotics in the United States. Previously, we and others showed that the fluoroquinolones exhibit a class effect with regard to the CLSI-established breakpoints for resistance, such that decreased susceptibility (i.e., an increased MIC)

Articles

Quinolones are a key group of antibiotics that interfere with DNA synthesis by inhibiting topoisomerase, most frequently topoisomerase II (DNA gyrase), an enzyme involved in DNA replication.

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