loading...| Preferred Name |
moxifloxacin |
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| Synonyms |
MXFX Avelox Moxifloxacin hydrochloride Actira (hydrochloride) Avelox (hydrochloride) Vigamox |
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| Definitions |
Moxifloxacin is a fourth generation synthetic fluoroquinolone chemotherapeutic agent, and has been shown to be significantly more active than levofloxacin (4 to 8 times more) against Streptococcus pneumoniae. It acts by inhibiting bacterial DNA topoisomerases. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ARO_0000074 |
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| database_cross_reference |
pubchem.compound:152946 |
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| definition |
Moxifloxacin is a fourth generation synthetic fluoroquinolone chemotherapeutic agent, and has been shown to be significantly more active than levofloxacin (4 to 8 times more) against Streptococcus pneumoniae. It acts by inhibiting bacterial DNA topoisomerases. |
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| has_exact_synonym |
MXFX Avelox Moxifloxacin hydrochloride Actira (hydrochloride) Avelox (hydrochloride) Vigamox |
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| has_obo_namespace |
antibiotic_resistance |
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| id |
ARO:0000074 |
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| label |
moxifloxacin |
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| notation |
ARO:0000074 |
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| prefLabel |
moxifloxacin |
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| subClassOf |