Form
Powder
Appearance
Light yellow powder
Source
Synthetic
Water Content (Karl Fisher)
≤ 3.0%
Assay
(As Is): ≥99.0%
Pefloxacin is a synthetic fluoroquinolone antibiotic.
TOKU-E offers two forms of pefloxacin: pefloxacin (P015) and pefloxacin mesylate dihydrate (P004). Pefloxacin is slightly soluble in aqueous solution at 11.4 mg/mL. Pefloxacin mesylate dihydrate is freely soluble in aqueous solution.
70458-92-3
C17H20FN3O3
333.36
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics target bacterial DNA gyrase, an enzyme which reduces DNA strain during replication. Because DNA gyrase is required during DNA replication, subsequent DNA synthesis and ultimately cell division is inhibited.
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Pefloxacin is a broad spectrum antibiotic which targets a wide range of gram positive and gram negative organisms including a few Mycoplasma species.
Powder
Light yellow powder
Synthetic
≤ 3.0%
(As Is): ≥99.0%