
Product name:Sitafloxacin(DU6859a;Sitafloxacin hydrate)
CAS:127254-12-0
MF:C19H18ClF2N3O3
MW:409.81
Description: Sitafloxacin (DU-6859a) was in phase III trials in the US and Japan for severe and drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections.
Sitafloxacin (Trade name: Gracevit in Japan) belongs to a new generation, broad-spectrum oral fluoroquinolone antibiotics. It is highly active against various kinds of gram-negative, gram-positive and anaerobic clinical isolates, even including strains that are resistant to other kinds of fluoroquinolone antibiotics. It has been listed in Japan for the treatment of respiratory and urinary tract infections. It also shows potential for the treatment of Buruli ulcer. Its mechanism of action is through inhibiting the Topoisomerase II ligase domain of bacteria, causing DNA fragmentation to inhibit the DNA synthesis of bacteria.