Inhibitory activity of garenoxacin against DNA gyrase of Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Author(s) -
Maria Nakatani,
Shingo Mizunaga,
Masahiro Takahata,
Nobuhiko Nomura
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dks140
Subject(s) - dna gyrase , dna supercoil , gatifloxacin , microbiology and biotechnology , sparfloxacin , quinolone , moxifloxacin , mycoplasma pneumoniae , chemistry , biology , escherichia coli , levofloxacin , antibiotics , dna , ofloxacin , ciprofloxacin , gene , medicine , biochemistry , dna replication , pneumonia
Garenoxacin, a des-fluoro(6)-quinolone, exhibits potent activity against Mycoplasma pneumoniae, including macrolide-resistant strains. There has been no report on the inhibitory activity of garenoxacin against the target enzyme of M. pneumoniae.
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