Norfloxacin

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Norfloxacin

Description of the Drug

Norfloxacin is a broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotic with variable activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Typically reserved for the treatment of UTIs due to accumulation in the urine.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB01059

Brand Name(s)

Baccidal, Chibroxin, Noroxin, Quinabic, Utinor

Company Owner(s)

Merck Research Laboratories Div Merck Co Inc

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Bacterial DNA gyrase PROTEIN COMPLEX INHIBITOR CHEMBL2311224
Topoisomerase IV PROTEIN COMPLEX INHIBITOR CHEMBL2363076

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL3473
PharmGKB PA450654
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0015192
DrugBank DB01059
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 14874649
PubChem 4539 6919051
Mcule MCULE-1115657359
LINCS LSM-5286
Nikkaji J1.144D
BindingDB 50045000
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID7037680
DrugCentral 1967
Brenda 229734 229735 15890
ChemicalBook CB1711035
rxnorm NORFLOXACIN
PubChem: Drugs of the Future 12013332
KEGG Ligand C06687
ChEBI 100246
ZINC ZINC000000003742