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Fleroxacin

VETRANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

6,8-Difluoro-1-(2-fluoroethyl)-1,4-dihydro-7-(4-methylpiperazino)-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid, 6,8-Difluoro-1-(2-fluoroethyl)1,4-dihydro-7-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid, AM-833, Megalocin, Megalone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C17H18F3N3O3
CAS Number:
79660-72-3
Molecular Weight:
369.34
MDL number:
MFCD00864880
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329754700
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

product line

VETRANAL®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

forensics and toxicology
pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CN1CCN(CC1)c2c(F)cc3C(=O)C(=CN(CCF)c3c2F)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C17H18F3N3O3/c1-21-4-6-22(7-5-21)15-12(19)8-10-14(13(15)20)23(3-2-18)9-11(16(10)24)17(25)26/h8-9H,2-7H2,1H3,(H,25,26)

InChI key

XBJBPGROQZJDOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Fleroxacin is an antimicrobial drug, belonging to the class of fluoroquinolones (FQs), which shows broad-spectrum activity against a wide range of Gram-negative and Gram-positive organisms.

Application

Fleroxacin may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in biological fluids using various chromatography techniques.
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Legal Information

VETRANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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High-performance liquid chromatography for the determination of three new fluoroquinolones, fleroxacin, temafloxacin and A-64730, in biological fluids.
Koechlin C, et al.
Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Sciences and Applications, 491, 379-387 (1989)
Determination of the new fluoroquinolone fleroxacin and its N-demethyl and N-oxide metabolites in plasma and urine by high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection.
Heizmann P, et al.
Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Sciences and Applications, 527, 91-101 (1990)
Jun Wang et al.
AAPS PharmSciTech, 12(3), 872-878 (2011-07-01)
Photodegradation of fleroxacin is investigated in different injections and solutions. After UV irradiation, fleroxacin was degraded to afford two major products in large-volume injection (specification, 200 mg:100 ml), while degraded to afford another major product in small-volume injection (specification, 200
Jacques Schrenzel et al.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 39(9), 1285-1292 (2004-10-21)
Oral combination therapy with fluoroquinolones plus rifampicin is a promising alternative to standard parenteral therapy for staphylococcal infections. In a multicenter, randomized trial, we compared the efficacy, safety, and length of hospital stay for patients with staphylococcal infections treated either
Heng Luo et al.
Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES, 26(4), 231-242 (2013-03-29)
To study the effect of fleroxacin (FLRX) on biological properties of Bloom (BLM) helicase catalytic core (BLM642-1290 helicase) in vitro and the molecular mechanism of interaction between the two molecules. DNA-binding and unwinding activities of BLM642-1290 helicase were assayed by
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