| Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
Sitafloxacin (hydrochloride) | [CAS]
346607-37-2 | [Synonyms]
DU6859a hydrochloride
RAVWIGVZRVPBHN-JJZGMWGRSA-N
Sitafloxacin (hydrochloride) | [Molecular Formula]
C19H19Cl2F2N3O3 | [MOL File]
346607-37-2.mol | [Molecular Weight]
446.275 |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Uses]
Sitafloxacin (DU6859a) hydrochloride is a potent, orally active fluoroquinolone antibiotic. Sitafloxacin hydrochloride shows antichlamydial activity and antibacterial activities against a broad range of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, including anaerobic bacteria, as well as against atypical pathogens. Sitafloxacin hydrochloride can be used for the research of respiratory tract infection and urinary tract infection[1][2]. | [in vivo]
Sitafloxacin (DU6859a; 12.5-100 mg/kg; i.g.; daily for 4 weeks; BALB/c female mice) hydrochloride has antibacterial activity. M. ulcerans cells could be isolated from the inoculated footpads and there was no evidence of footpad swelling[2]. | Animal Model: | BALB/c female mice[2] | | Dosage: | 12.5, 25, 50 and 100 mg/kg | | Administration: | Oral gavage; daily, for 4 weeks | | Result: | Inhibits the growth of Mycobacterium ulcerans and the M. ulcerans cells |
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Quinolone | [References]
[1] Okumura R, et al. Dual-targeting properties of the 3-aminopyrrolidyl quinolones, DC-159a and sitafloxacin, against DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV: contribution to reducing in vitro emergence of quinolone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008 Jul;62(1):98-104. DOI:10.1093/jac/dkn136
[2] Dhople AM, et al. Activities of sitafloxacin (DU-6859a), either singly or in combination with rifampin, against Mycobacterium ulcerans infection in mice. J Chemother. 2003 Feb;15(1):47-52. DOI:10.1179/joc.2003.15.1.47 |
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