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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H18FN3O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
319.33
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
MDL number:
InChI
1S/C16H18FN3O3/c1-2-19-9-11(16(22)23)15(21)10-7-12(17)14(8-13(10)19)20-5-3-18-4-6-20/h7-9,18H,2-6H2,1H3,(H,22,23)
SMILES string
CCN1C=C(C(O)=O)C(=O)c2cc(F)c(cc12)N3CCNCC3
InChI key
OGJPXUAPXNRGGI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
grade
pharmaceutical primary standard
API family
norfloxacin
manufacturer/tradename
EDQM
application(s)
pharmaceutical (small molecule)
format
neat
storage temp.
2-8°C
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General description
This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.
Application
Norfloxacin EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Norfloxacin blocks DNA replication by interfering with an ATP-induced structural transition of DNA complexed with DNA gyrase (topoisomerase).
Mode of action: inhibits bacterial DNA replication
Antimicrobial spectrum: Gram-negative bacteria; less effective against Gram-positive bacteria
Mode of action: inhibits bacterial DNA replication
Antimicrobial spectrum: Gram-negative bacteria; less effective against Gram-positive bacteria
Packaging
The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.
Other Notes
Sales restrictions may apply.
Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 2
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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D E Nix et al.
Clinical pharmacy, 6(2), 105-117 (1987-02-01)
The chemistry, mechanism of action, antimicrobial spectrum, pharmacokinetics, clinical efficacy, adverse effects, and dosage and administration of ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin are reviewed, and mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance and drug and laboratory interactions are described. Norfloxacin is the first antimicrobial in
J S Wolfson et al.
Annals of internal medicine, 108(2), 238-251 (1988-02-01)
Norfloxacin is an oral fluoroquinolone antimicrobial agent recently released for the treatment of uncomplicated and complicated urinary tract infections. The drug antagonizes DNA gyrase, an enzyme essential for bacterial DNA replication. Norfloxacin is more potent and broader in spectrum than
Jessica M A Blair et al.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 70(2), 424-431 (2014-10-08)
Enterobacteriaceae have multiple efflux pumps that confer intrinsic resistance to antibiotics. AcrB mediates clinically relevant multidrug resistance and is required for virulence and biofilm formation, making it an attractive target for the design of inhibitors. The aim of this study
Bacterial resistance to norfloxacin and other newer quinolones: pattern and prospects.
D R Nalin
European journal of cancer & clinical oncology, 24 Suppl 1, S55-S61 (1988-01-01)
Ying-Jun Zhou et al.
FEMS microbiology letters, 355(2), 124-130 (2014-05-13)
The antimicrobial activity of one 3-hydroxypyridin-4-one (HPO) hexadentate (1) and three HPO hexadentate-based dendrimeric chelators (2-4) was evaluated. They were found to exhibit marked inhibitory effect on the growth of two Gram-positive bacteria and two Gram-negative bacteria. The combination treatment
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