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SML2744

Sigma-Aldrich

Sitafloxacin sesquihydrate

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

7-[(7S)-7-Amino-5-azaspiro[2.4]hept-5-yl]-8-chloro-6-fluoro-1-[(1R,2S)-2-fluorocyclopropyl]-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid, hydrate (2:3), DU 6859 sesquihydrate, DU 6859a sesquihydrate, DU-6859 sesquihydrate, DU-6859a sesquihydrate, DU6859 sesquihydrate, DU6859a sesquihydrate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C19H18ClF2N3O3·1.5H2O
CAS Number:
163253-35-8
Molecular Weight:
436.84
MDL number:
MFCD00903720
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

storage condition

desiccated

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: 2 mg/mL, clear

storage temp.

−20°C

InChI

1S/C19H18ClF2N3O3.H2O/c20-14-15-8(17(26)9(18(27)28)5-25(15)12-4-10(12)21)3-11(22)16(14)24-6-13(23)19(7-24)1-2-19;/h3,5,10,12-13H,1-2,4,6-7,23H2,(H,27,28);1H2/t10-,12+,13+;/m0./s1

InChI key

ANCJYRJLOUSQBW-JJZGMWGRSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

Sitafloxacin (DU-6859 or DU-6859a) is an orally active, fourth generation fluoroquinolone that exhibits broad-spectrum antibiotic activity against many Gram-positive, Gram-negative and anaerobic clinical isolates, including strains resistant to other fluoroquinolones, via dual inhibitory activity against bacterial DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV (IC50 = 1.16 and 1.88 μg/mL against S. pneumoniae gyrA/B and parC/E, respectively). Sitafloxacin is active against methicillin-resistant staphylococci, Streptococcus pneumoniae and other streptococci with reduced susceptibility to levofloxacin and other quinolones and enterococci. Sitafloxacin also exhibits activity against clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter cloacae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa as well as some activity against quinolone-resistant strains and Acinetobacter baumannii. Sitafloxacin in vitro activity against anaerobes is comparable to imipenem and metronidazole.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Lina Yi et al.
Journal of medical microbiology, 66(6), 770-776 (2017-06-10)
Purpose. Sitafloxacin (SFX) is a new fluoroquinolone (FQ) that has shown a strong bactericidal effect against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in vitro. However, data on SFX efficacy against Mtb with gyrA/B mutations and its epidemiological cut-off (ECOFF) value remain limited. Therefore
T Akasaka et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 42(5), 1284-1287 (1998-05-21)
The in vitro inhibitory effects of sitafloxacin (DU-6859a) and its three stereoisomers on bacterial DNA gyrase from Escherichia coli, topoisomerase IV from Staphylococcus aureus, and topoisomerase II from human placenta were compared. No correlation was observed between the inhibitory activities
David Leif Anderson
Drugs of today (Barcelona, Spain : 1998), 44(7), 489-501 (2008-09-23)
Sitafloxacin hydrate (DU-6859a, Gracevit), a new-generation, broad-spectrum oral fluoroquinolone that is very active against many Gram-positive, Gram-negative and anaerobic clinical isolates, including strains resistant to other fluoroquinolones, was recently approved in Japan for the treatment of respiratory and urinary tract
S A Marshall et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 37(12), 2747-2753 (1993-12-01)
DU-6859a was tested against 844 recent clinical isolates (most from bacteremias) by using reference MIC determination procedures. The activity of DU-6859a against members of the family Enterobacteriaceae was comparable to that of ciprofloxacin (range of MICs for 90% of isolates
Y Onodera et al.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 44(4), 533-536 (1999-12-10)
The in-vitro inhibitory activities of sitafloxacin (DU-6859a) and other quinolones against Streptococcus pneumoniae DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV were measured. IC50s of levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, sparfloxacin and tosufloxacin against DNA gyrase were almost three to 12 times higher than those against
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