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Nalidixic acid sodium salt

DNA gyrase inhibitor, powder

Nalidixic acid sodium salt
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Synonym(s):

1-Ethyl-1,4-dihydro-7-methyl-4-oxo-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid sodium salt

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H11N2NaO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
254.22
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
EC Number:
222-159-7
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3580062
Form:
powder
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Product Name

Nalidixic acid sodium salt, powder

Quality Level

form

powder

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria

mode of action

DNA synthesis | interferes, enzyme | inhibits

originator

Sanofi Aventis

SMILES string

[Na+].CCN1C=C(C([O-])=O)C(=O)c2ccc(C)nc12

InChI

1S/C12H12N2O3.Na/c1-3-14-6-9(12(16)17)10(15)8-5-4-7(2)13-11(8)14;/h4-6H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,16,17);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

ROKRAUFZFDQWLE-UHFFFAOYSA-M

General description

Nalidixic acid is a quinolone and can block the activity of bacterial topoisomerase type II enzyme, thereby stopping bacterial replication.[1] It is a potential antibacterial agent against Gram-negative bacteria than Gram-positive bacteria. Nalidixic acid has been studied in the management of urinary tract infections.[2]
Chemical structure: quinolone

Application

Nalidixicacid has been used to treat the bacterial cultures to study itsresistance on Salmonella enterica[3] and SalmonellaTyphimurium.[4]

Biochem/physiol Actions

Nalidixic acid sodium salt is an inhibitor of bacterial DNA polymerase (DNA gyrase) and avian myeloblastoma virus reverse transcriptase. Inhibits nucleic acid and protein synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

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antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria

antibiotic activity spectrum

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antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria

mode of action

DNA synthesis | interferes, enzyme | inhibits

mode of action

DNA synthesis | interferes, enzyme | inhibits

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mode of action

DNA synthesis | interferes, enzyme | inhibits


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Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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WGK 3

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Daniel Hernandez-Patlan et al.
Frontiers in veterinary science, 6, 108-108 (2019-05-21)
Decreases in the use of antibiotics and anticoccidials in the poultry industry have risen the appearance of necrotic enteritis (NE). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a Bacillus direct-fed microbial (DFM) on growth performance, intestinal
Nalidixic Acid
Acta Entomologica Silesiana, 154-175 (1979)
Thu D M Pham et al.
MedChemComm, 10(10), 1719-1739 (2019-12-06)
The quinolone antibiotics arose in the early 1960s, with the first examples possessing a narrow-spectrum of activity with unfavorable pharmacokinetic properties. Over time, the development of new quinolone antibiotics has led to improved analogues with an expanded spectrum and high



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N4382-100G04061834116554
N4382-25G04061834116578
N4382-5G04061834116585
N4382-1G04061834116561

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