Synonyms: DR-3355 | Levaquin® | Quinsair®
levofloxacin is an approved drug (FDA (1996), EMA (2015))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Levofloxacin is a broad-spectrum, third-generation fluoroquinolone antibacterial.
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Bioactivity Comments |
MIC90 for antibacterial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains ranges from 1-128 μg/ml in vitro [1,3-4]. |
Targets where the ligand is described in the comment field | |
Target | Comment |
DNA gyrase |
DNA gyrase is a type II DNA topoisomerase [2] 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. |