Tosufloxacin

Chemical compound

J01MA22 (WHO) S01AE09 (WHO)

Identifiers

IUPAC name

7-(3-Aminopyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-6-fluoro-4-oxo-1,4-dihydro-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid

CAS Number

100490-36-6^Y

PubChem CID

5517

ChemSpider

5316^N

UNII

GHJ553KQPS

KEGG

D02317^Y

ChEBI

CHEBI:77573^N

ChEMBL

ChEMBL273348^N

CompTox Dashboard (EPA)

DTXSID2044135

Chemical and physical dataFormulaC₁₉H₁₅F₃N₄O₃Molar mass404.349 g·mol⁻¹3D model (JSmol)

Interactive image

SMILES

NC1CCN(C1)c1nc2n(cc(C(O)=O)c(=O)c2cc1F)-c1ccc(F)cc1F

InChI

InChI=1S/C19H15F3N4O3/c20-9-1-2-15(13(21)5-9)26-8-12(19(28)29)16(27)11-6-14(22)18(24-17(11)26)25-4-3-10(23)7-25/h1-2,5-6,8,10H,3-4,7,23H2,(H,28,29)^N
Key:WUWFMDMBOJLQIV-UHFFFAOYSA-N^N

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Tosufloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. It has a controversial safety profile in relation to other fluoroquinolones. It is associated with severe thrombocytopenia and nephritis, and hepatotoxicity.^[1] It is sold in Japan under the brand name Ozex.

References

^ Rubinstein E (2001). "History of quinolones and their side effects". Chemotherapy. 47 Suppl 3 (3): 3–8, discussion 44–8. doi:10.1159/000057838. PMID 11549783. S2CID 21890070.

Antibacterials that inhibit nucleic acid (J01E, J01M)

Antifolates
(inhibit bacterial
purine metabolism,
thereby inhibiting
DNA and RNA
synthesis)

DHFR inhibitor

2,4-Diaminopyrimidine
- Brodimoprim
- Iclaprim^†
- Ormetoprim
- Pyrimethamine^#
- Tetroxoprim
- Trimethoprim^#

Sulfonamides
(DHPS inhibitor)

Short-acting	Sulfaisodimidine Sulfamethizole Sulfadimidine Sulfapyridine (Sulfasalazine) Sulfafurazole (Acetyl sulfisoxazole) Sulfanilamide Prontosil Sulfathiazole (Phthalylsulfathiazole, Succinylsulfathiazole) Sulfathiourea
Intermediate-acting	Sulfamethoxazole Sulfadiazine^# Sulfamoxole
Long-acting	Sulfadimethoxine Sulfadoxine Sulfalene Sulfametomidine Sulfametoxydiazine Sulfamethoxypyridazine Sulfaperin Sulfamerazine Sulfaphenazole Sulfamazone
Other/ungrouped	Mafenide Sulfacetamide Sulfaclozine Sulfadicramide Sulfaguanidine Sulfametrole Sulfanitran

Combinations

Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole^#
Ormetoprim/sulfadimethoxine
Pyrimethamine/dapsone
Pyrimethamine/sulfadoxine

Other DHPS inhibitors

Quinolones
(inhibit bacterial
topoisomerase
and/or DNA gyrase,
thereby inhibiting
DNA replication)

1st generation

Fluoroquinolones

2nd generation	Ciprofloxacin^# Ofloxacin Enoxacin^‡ Fleroxacin^‡ Lomefloxacin^‡ Nadifloxacin^‡ Norfloxacin^‡ Pefloxacin^‡ Rufloxacin^‡
3rd generation	Levofloxacin^# Balofloxacin^‡ Grepafloxacin^‡ Pazufloxacin^‡ Sparfloxacin^‡ Temafloxacin^‡ Tosufloxacin^‡
4th generation	Besifloxacin Delafloxacin Gatifloxacin Finafloxacin Gemifloxacin Moxifloxacin^# Clinafloxacin^† Garenoxacin^‡ Prulifloxacin^‡ Sitafloxacin^‡ Trovafloxacin^‡/Alatrofloxacin^‡
Veterinary	Danofloxacin Difloxacin Enrofloxacin Ibafloxacin Marbofloxacin Orbifloxacin Pradofloxacin Sarafloxacin^‡

Newer non-fluorinated

Related (DG)

Aminocoumarins: Novobiocin

Anaerobic DNA
inhibitors

Nitroimidazole derivatives	Metronidazole^# Ornidazole Secnidazole Tinidazole
Nitrofuran derivatives	Furazolidone^‡ Nifuroxazide Nifurtoinol Nifurzide Nitrofurantoin^# Nitrofurazone