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4-Quinolones  

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Entry terms

  • 4 Oxoquinoline
  • 4-Oxoquinoline
  • 4 Oxoquinolines
  • 4-Oxoquinolines
  • 4 Quinolinone
  • 4-Quinolinone
  • 4 Quinolinones
  • 4-Quinolinones
  • 4 Quinolone
  • 4-Quinolone

Scope note

  • QUINOLONES containing a 4-oxo (a carbonyl in the para position to the nitrogen). They inhibit the A subunit of DNA GYRASE and are used as antimicrobials. Second generation 4-quinolones are also substituted with a 1-piperazinyl group at the 7-position and a fluorine at the 6-position.

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  • 2004

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D042462

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