Ciprofloxacin is a second generation fluoroquinolone antibiotic.</br>Fluoroquinolone antibiotics target bacterial DNA gyrase, an enzyme which reduces DNA strain during replication. Because DNA gyrase is required during DNA replication, subsequent DNA synthesis and cell division is inhibited.
| Catalog Number | A000981 |
| CAS Number | 85721-33-1 |
| Synonyms | Bay o 9867 |
| Molecular Formula | C17H18FN3O3 |
| Purity | 95% |
| Target | Topoisomerase IV |
| Storage | 3 years -20C powder |
| Reference | <p>Wolfson, John S., and David C. Hooper. /The Fluoroquinolones: Structures, Mechanisms of Action and Resistance, and Spectra of Activity in Vitro./ <em>American Society for Microbiology</em> 4th ser. 28 (1985): 581-86.</p></span></p> |
