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PubChem
| Name: | Enoxacin |
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| PubChem Compound ID: | 11508007 |
| Description: | A broad-spectrum 6-fluoronaphthyridinone antibacterial agent (FLUOROQUINOLONES) structurally related to NALIDIXIC ACID. |
| Molecular formula: | C15H17FN4O3 |
| Molecular weight: | 319.322 g/mol |
DrugBank
Identification
| Name: | Enoxacin |
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| Name (isomeric): | DB00467 |
| Drug Type: | small molecule |
| Description: | A broad-spectrum 6-fluoronaphthyridinone antibacterial agent (FLUOROQUINOLONES) structurally related to NALIDIXIC ACID. |
| Brand: | Penetrex |
| Category: | Anti-Infective Agents, Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors |
| CAS number: | 74011-58-8 |
Pharmacology
| Indication: | For the treatment of adults (≥18 years of age) with the following infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms: (1) uncomplicated urethral or cervical gonorrhea due to <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i>, (2) uncomplicated urinary tract infections (cystitis) due to <i>Escherichia coli</i>, <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i>, or <i>Staphylococcus saprophyticus</i>, and (3) complicated urinary tract infections due to <i>Escherichia coli</i>, <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>, <i>Proteus mirabilis</i>, <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i>, or <i>Enterobacter cloacae</i>. |
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| Pharmacology: |
Enoxacin is a quinolone/fluoroquinolone antibiotic. Enoxacin is bactericidal and its mode of action depends on blocking of bacterial DNA replication by binding itself to an enzyme called DNA gyrase, which allows the untwisting required to replicate one DNA double helix into two. Enoxacin is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that is active against both Gr...
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| Mechanism of Action: | Enoxacin exerts its bactericidal action via the inhibition of the essential bacterial enzyme DNA gyrase (DNA Topoisomerase II). |
| Absorption: | Rapidly absorbed following oral administration, with an absolute oral bioavailability of approximately 90%. |
| Protein binding: | Enoxacin is approximately 40% bound to plasma proteins in healthy subjects and is approximately 14% bound to plasma proteins in patients with impaired renal function. |
| Biotransformation: | Hepatic. Some isozymes of the cytochrome P-450 hepatic microsomal enzyme system are inhibited by enoxacin. After a single dose, greater than 40% was recovered in urine by 48 hours as unchanged drug. |
| Half Life: | Plasma half-life is 3 to 6 hours. |
| Affected organisms: | Enteric bacteria and other eubacteria |
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