Sitafloxacin (hydrochloride)

Sitafloxacin (DU6859a) hydrochloride is a potent, orally active fluoroquinolone antibiotic. Sitafloxacin hydrochloride shows antichlamydial activity and antibacterial activities against a broad range of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, including anaerobic bacteria, as well as against atypical pathogens. Sitafloxacin hydrochloride can be used for the research of respiratory tract infection and urinary tract infection[1][2].

Quinolone

[1] Okumura R, et al. Dual-targeting properties of the 3-aminopyrrolidyl quinolones, DC-159a and sitafloxacin, against DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV: contribution to reducing in vitro emergence of quinolone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008 Jul;62(1):98-104. DOI:10.1093/jac/dkn136
[2] Dhople AM, et al. Activities of sitafloxacin (DU-6859a), either singly or in combination with rifampin, against Mycobacterium ulcerans infection in mice. J Chemother. 2003 Feb;15(1):47-52. DOI:10.1179/joc.2003.15.1.47