2/11/2004
FARM 2147 Fluoroquinolones
From nalidixic acid to the
1st fluoroquinolone (1 of 4)
nalidixic
acid
2. discovery of
flumequine *
flumequine
*
shows weak but broad
Gram(-) activity
N
N
C
O
C
2
H
5
O
-
O
H
3
C
* Ger pat. to Rikker Labs, 1973
N
C
O
F
O
-
O
CH
3
*
benzo-quinolizine