Synonyms: CP-99,219 | Trovan® | Turvel®
trovafloxacin is an approved drug (FDA (1997), EMA (1998))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Trovafloxacin is a 1,8-naphthyridine derivative, structurally related to the fluoroquinolones. It is a type II DNA topoisomerase inhibitor and has broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria [1-3]. Note that structure shown here matches the PubChem standardized chemical structure. There are varying representations of its stereochemistry across other databases.
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References |
1. Child J, Andrews J, Boswell F, Brenwald N, Wise R. (1995)
The in-vitro activity of CP 99,219, a new naphthyridone antimicrobial agent: a comparison with fluoroquinolone agents. J Antimicrob Chemother, 35 (6): 869-76. [PMID:7559198] |
2. Gootz TD, Brighty KE, Anderson MR, Schmieder BJ, Haskell SL, Sutcliffe JA, Castaldi MJ, McGuirk PR. (1994)
In vitro activity of CP-99,219, a novel 7-(3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexyl) naphthyridone antimicrobial. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 19 (4): 235-43. [PMID:7851087] |
3. Gootz TD, Zaniewski R, Haskell S, Schmieder B, Tankovic J, Girard D, Courvalin P, Polzer RJ. (1996)
Activity of the new fluoroquinolone trovafloxacin (CP-99,219) against DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV mutants of Streptococcus pneumoniae selected in vitro. Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 40 (12): 2691-7. [PMID:9124824] |