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Preferred term

4-Quinolones  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • QUINOLONES containing a 4-oxo (a carbonyl in the para position to the nitrogen). They inhibit the A subunit of DNA GYRASE and are used as antimicrobials. Second generation 4-quinolones are also substituted with a 1-piperazinyl group at the 7-position and a fluorine at the 6-position.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • 4-Oxoquinoline
  • 4-Oxoquinolines
  • 4-Quinolinone
  • 4-Quinolinones
  • 4-Quinolone

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DTTVPW5W-9

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