Preferred Name

Lomefloxacin Hydrochloride
Synonyms
Definitions

The hydrochloride salt form of lomefloxacin, a synthetic broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone with antibacterial activity. Lomefloxacin hydrochloride inhibits DNA gyrase, a type II topoisomerase involved in the induction or relaxation of supercoiling during DNA replication. This inhibition leads to a decrease in DNA synthesis during bacterial replication, resulting in cell growth inhibition and eventually cell lysis.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C47587

CAS_Registry

98079-52-8

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:6518

Chemical_Formula

C17H19F2N3O3.HCl

code

C47587

Contributing_Source

FDA

definition

The hydrochloride salt form of lomefloxacin, a synthetic broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone with antibacterial activity. Lomefloxacin hydrochloride inhibits DNA gyrase, a type II topoisomerase involved in the induction or relaxation of supercoiling during DNA replication. This inhibition leads to a decrease in DNA synthesis during bacterial replication, resulting in cell growth inhibition and eventually cell lysis.

FDA_UNII_Code

9VC7S3ZXXB

Has_Free_Acid_Or_Base_Form

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C61814

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C63923

label

Lomefloxacin Hydrochloride

Legacy Concept Name

Lomefloxacin_Hydrochloride

Preferred_Name

Lomefloxacin Hydrochloride

prefixIRI

NCIT:C47587

prefLabel

Lomefloxacin Hydrochloride

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0770927

subClassOf

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

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