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Ciprofloxacin
- CAS number
- 85721-33-1
- Molecular formula
- C17H18FN3O3
- Molecular weight
- 331.34 g/mol

About this molecule
Ciprofloxacin is a quinolone that is quinolin-4(1H)-one bearing cyclopropyl, carboxylic acid, fluoro and piperazin-1-yl substituents at positions 1, 3, 6 and 7, respectively. It has a role as an antimicrobial agent, an antiinfective agent, a xenobiotic, an antibacterial drug, an EC 5.99.1.3 [DNA topoisomerase (ATP-hydrolysing)] inhibitor, a topoisomerase IV inhibitor, a DNA synthesis inhibitor and an environmental contaminant. It is a quinolone, a quinolinemonocarboxylic acid, an aminoquinoline, a N-arylpiperazine, a member of cyclopropanes, a quinolone antibiotic and a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. It is a conjugate base of a ciprofloxacin(1+). It is a tautomer of a ciprofloxacin zwitterion.
Source: ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- 1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-4-oxo-7-piperazin-1-ylquinoline-3-carboxylic acid
- InChIKey
- MYSWGUAQZAJSOK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C1CC1N2C=C(C(=O)C3=CC(=C(C=C32)N4CCNCC4)F)C(=O)O
- PubChem CID
- 2764
Also known as
ciprofloxacin · Ciprofloxacine · Ciprobay · Cipro · Ciprofloxacina · Ciprofloxacino · Ciprofloxacinum · Bacquinor
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