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SUBMITTER: Ji C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4468398 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ji Cheng C Miller Patricia A PA Miller Marvin J MJ
ACS medicinal chemistry letters 20150511 6
Several N-acyl ciprofloxacin quinone derivatives based on a trimethyl lock structure were synthesized, and their in vitro antibacterial activity against a panel of clinically relevant bacteria was evaluated. A few new analogues displayed enhanced activity against Gram-positive species compared to the parent drug. Additionally, studies of 8-Cip, which was the most potent compound tested, indicate that it may act through a dual-action mechanism. ...[more]