Synonyms: AM-833 | Megalone® | Quinodis® | Ro 23-6240
fleroxacin is an approved drug
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Fleroxacin is a fluoroquinolone compound with a broad-spectrum of antibacterial activity [2].
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Bioactivity Comments |
The in vitro antibacterial activity of fleroxacin is reported to be similar to norfloxacin and ofloxacin but slightly inferior to ciprofloxacin. It has potent activity against a number of Gram-negative spp. (MIC of ≤0.025 μg/m for Neisseria gonorrhoeae) and also demontrates good activity against certain Gram-postive microorganisms (MIC of 0.1 μg/ml for Staphylococcus aureus) [2]. |