loading...| Preferred Name |
Quinolone Antibiotic |
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| Synonyms |
Quinolone Antibiotic |
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| 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. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C795 |
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| code |
C795 |
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| 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. |
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| FULL_SYN |
Quinolone Antibiotic |
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| label |
Quinolone Antibiotic |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Quinolone_Antibiotic |
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| Preferred_Name |
Quinolone Antibiotic |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C795 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Chemical Viewed Functionally |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C1882518 |
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| subClassOf |