- Product NameGatifloxacin
- Brief DescriptionInhibitors
- Purification99.96%
- Biological ActivityGatifloxacin is an antibiotic of the fourth-generation fluoroquinolone family, that like other members of that family, inhibits the bacterial enzymes DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV. Bristol-Myers Squibb introduced Gatifloxacin in 1999 under the proprietary name Tequin? for the treatment of respiratory tract infections, having licensed the medication from Kyorin Pharmaceutical Company of Japan. Allergan produces an eye-drop formulation called Zymar?. Gatifloxacin is available as tablets and in various aqueous solutions for intravenous therapy.
- Target NameTopoisomerase inhibitor
- CAS No. 112811-59-3
- Calculated MW 375.4
- Formulation C19H22FN3O4
- Storage 3 years -20˚C powder;2 years -80˚C in solvent;