Synonyms: Pasil® | Pazucross® | T-3761
pazufloxacin is an approved drug (Japan)
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Pazufloxacin is an orally bioavailable fluoroquinolone compound with broad-spectrum antibacterial activity [1-2]. The drug is administered clinically as the mesylate salt (PubChem CID 6918232, T-3762).
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Bioactivity Comments |
Pazufloxacin has potent in vitro activity against Gram-negative bacteria including most Enterobacteriaceae (MIC90 0.025-0.2 μg/ml) and Haemophilus influenzae (MIC90 0.025 μg/ml); it is also active against Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis, including methicillin-resistant strains (MIC90 0.2-0.39 μg/ml) [1]. |