Antibiotic Resistance Ontology

Last uploaded: March 20, 2024
Preferred Name

fluoroquinolone antibiotic

Synonyms

quinolone

fluoroquinolone

Definitions

The fluoroquinolones are a family of synthetic broad-spectrum antibiotics that are 4-quinolone-3-carboxylates. These compounds interact with topoisomerase II (DNA gyrase) to disrupt bacterial DNA replication, damage DNA, and cause cell death.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ARO_0000001

definition

The fluoroquinolones are a family of synthetic broad-spectrum antibiotics that are 4-quinolone-3-carboxylates. These compounds interact with topoisomerase II (DNA gyrase) to disrupt bacterial DNA replication, damage DNA, and cause cell death.

has_exact_synonym

quinolone

fluoroquinolone

has_obo_namespace

antibiotic_resistance

id

ARO:0000001

label

fluoroquinolone antibiotic

notation

ARO:0000001

prefLabel

fluoroquinolone antibiotic

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ARO_1000003

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