Preferred Name

Quinolone Antibiotic

Synonyms
Definitions

The basic structure of quinolone is nalidixic acid that has limited therapeutic value. However, the development of fluorinated quinolones led to new derivative compounds with broad antibacterial activity. Both DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV are targets of quinolones.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C795

code

C795

definition

The basic structure of quinolone is nalidixic acid that has limited therapeutic value. However, the development of fluorinated quinolones led to new derivative compounds with broad antibacterial activity. Both DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV are targets of quinolones.

label

Quinolone Antibiotic

Legacy Concept Name

Quinolone_Antibiotic

Preferred_Name

Quinolone Antibiotic

prefixIRI

NCIT:C795

prefLabel

Quinolone Antibiotic

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

UMLS_CUI

C1882518

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C258

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