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New fluoroquinolones active against fluoroquinolones-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Jul 2013
Guerrini Valentina, De Rosa Maria, Pasquini Serena, Mugnaini Claudia, Brizzi Antonella, Cuppone Anna Maria, Pozzi Gianni, Corelli Federico
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A set of 21 new fluoroquinolones bearing an aromatic or heteroaromatic moiety at C-7 and an alkyl group at N-1 were synthesized based on the lead structure of pirfloxacin and tested in vitro against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) H37Rv by MIC determination in liquid medium. Among the synthesized compounds, 1-(tert-butyl)-6-fluoro-7-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (2o)...
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