Flumequineisafirstgenerationfluoroquinoloneantibioticcommonlyusedinveterinarymedicineforentericinfections.Flumequineisfreelysolubleindilutesolutionsofalkalihydroxides.
CASNumber
42835-25-6
MolecularFormula
C14H12FNO3
MolecularWeight
261.25
MechanismofAction
FluoroquinoloneantibioticstargetbacterialDNAgyrase,anenzymewhichreducesDNAstrainduringreplication.BecauseDNAgyraseisrequiredduringDNAreplication,subsequentDNAsynthesisandultimatelycelldivisionisinhibited.
StorageConditions
Ambient
TariffCode
2933.99.7900
Spectrum
Flumequinetargetsprimarilygramnegativebacteria,especiallythosewhichcauseentericinfectionsinanimals.
Form
Powder
Appearance
WhiteCrystallinePowder
Source
Synthetic
ImpurityProfile
ImpurityA|(RS)-5-methyl-1-oxo-6,7-dihydro-1H,5H-benzo[i,j]quinolizine-2-carboxylicacid(defluoroflumequine)||||ImpurityB|ethyl(RS)-9-fluoro-5-methyl-1-oxo-6,7-dihydro-1H,5H-benzo[i,j]quinolizine-2-carboxylate(flumequineethylester)||||
MeltingPoint
253-255°C
OpticalRotation
-0.1°to+0.1°
Assay
(OnDriedBasis):99.0-101.0%
LossonDrying
≤0.5%