Preferred Name |
norfloxacin |
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Synonyms |
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Definitions |
A quinolinemonocarboxylic acid with broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against most gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. Norfloxacin is bactericidal and its mode of action depends on blocking of bacterial DNA replication by binding itself to an enzyme called DNA gyrase. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_100246 |
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has_alternative_id |
CHEBI:7629 |
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imported from | ||
label |
norfloxacin |
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prefixIRI |
CHEBI:100246 |
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prefLabel |
norfloxacin |
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textual definition |
A quinolinemonocarboxylic acid with broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against most gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. Norfloxacin is bactericidal and its mode of action depends on blocking of bacterial DNA replication by binding itself to an enzyme called DNA gyrase. |
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subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_87211 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_46848 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_23765 |