4-Quinolones
MESHD042462
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.
Synonyms
- 4 Quinolones
- 4-Quinolone
- 4 Quinolone
- 4-Quinolinone
- 4 Quinolinone
- 4-Oxoquinolines
- 4 Oxoquinolines
- 4-Quinolinones
- 4 Quinolinones
- 4-Oxoquinoline
- 4 Oxoquinoline
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