Synonyms: BAY-O-9867 | BAY-O9867 | Cetraxal® | Ciloxan® | Cipro® | CPFX | Proquin XR
ciprofloxacin is an approved drug (FDA (1987))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Ciprofloxacin is a synthetic, broad spectrum second generation fluoroquinolone antibacterial.
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Bioactivity Comments |
The MIC90 for antibacterial activity against ciprofloxacin-susceptible Haemophilus influenzae is 8 ng/ml in vitro [2]. |
Targets where the ligand is described in the comment field | |
Target | Comment |
DNA gyrase |
DNA gyrase is a type II DNA topoisomerase [1] and one of two enzymes of this subclass found in bacteria, the other being DNA topoisomerase 4. DNA gyrase introduces negative supercoils in closed circular double-stranded DNA in an ATP-dependent manner. This enzyme is the clinically-validated target for a number of antibacterial drug classes, including the aminocoumarins such as novobiocin and fluoroquinolones such as moxifloxacin, levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin. |