gatifloxacin

CHEBI:5280 ·resolve ·ANTIBACTERIAL ·EXACT SEEDED

A monocarboxylic acid that is 4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid which is substituted on the nitrogen by a cyclopropyl group and at positions 6, 7, and 8 by fluoro, 3-methylpiperazin-1-yl, and methoxy groups, respectively. Gatifloxacin is an antibiotic of the fourth-generation fluoroquinolone family, that like other members of that family, inhibits the bacterial topoisomerase type-II enzymes. — ChEBI

Machine-generated and unreviewed. Identity, structure and cross-references come straight from ChEBI's and CARD's own data; no curator has signed off on this record yet.

Classification

fluoroquinolone antibioticARO:0000001

Strictly broader compounds or drug classes this molecule belongs to.

CHEBI:23765 CHEBI:23765
CHEBI:26512 CHEBI:26512
CHEBI:37143 CHEBI:37143
CHEBI:46848 CHEBI:46848
CHEBI:86324 CHEBI:86324
ARO:0000001 ARO:0000001

Chemical structure

Computed structure properties
Molecular formula	C19H22FN3O4
Charge	0
Average mass	375.4 Da
Monoisotopic mass	375.15943 Da
Source	ChEBI
InChIKey	XUBOMFCQGDBHNK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

COc1c(N2CCNC(C)C2)c(F)cc2c(=O)c(C(=O)O)cn(C3CC3)c12

InChI

InChI=1S/C19H22FN3O4/c1-10-8-22(6-5-21-10)16-14(20)7-12-15(18(16)27-2)23(11-3-4-11)9-13(17(12)24)19(25)26/h7,9-11,21H,3-6,8H2,1-2H3,(H,25,26)

Also called

gatifloxacine (INN)— chebi
gatifloxacino (INN)— chebi
gatifloxacinum (INN)— chebi
1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-8-methoxy-7-(3-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
1-Cyclopropyl-1,4-dihydro-6-fluoro-8-methoxy-7-(3-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro- 8-methoxy-7-(3-methylpiperazin-1-yl)- 4-oxo-quinoline-3-carboxylic acid (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
AM 1155 (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
AM-1155 (EXACT_SYNONYM)— aro
Tequin (EXACT_SYNONYM)— aro

Cross-references

Equivalent identifiers for this same structure in other resources.

ARO:3000659
cas:112811-59-3
drugbank:DB01044
drugcentral:1280
gmelin:2281206
kegg.compound:C07661
kegg.drug:D08011
lincs.smallmolecule:LSM-5139
patent:EP230295
patent:US4980470
reaxys:7445861
wikipedia.en:Gatifloxacin
chembl:CHEMBL31
pubchem.compound:5379

Activity roles

Every antimicrobial role a source asserts for this compound — the unreduced evidence behind its antimicrobial_class.

CHEBI:33281 CHEBI:33281

Source concepts

Every upstream concept that resolved to this record. The merge is the product: this is what shows ChEBI and CARD are describing the same structure.

Upstream concepts merged into this record
Source	Native ID	Label	Minted CURIE	Version
ARO	`ARO:3000659`	gatifloxacin	`antibioticmech:aro-297b0e164e`	2026-08-30
CHEBI	`CHEBI:5280`	gatifloxacin	`antibioticmech:chebi-d4276783f1`	2026-08-30

Molecular targets

The molecular entity or process this compound acts on. Each target carries evidence — this is a mechanistic claim, not a classification.

fluoroquinolone sensitive gyrA PROTEIN DIRECT_BINDING_TARGET

ARO:3000733

CARD/ARO database assertion; target organism, strain, and assay are not specified. ARO explicitly describes ligand binding to gyrase subunit A. Evidence status: PRIMARY_EVIDENCE_NEEDED. Source: CARD_ARO 2026-08-30 (retrieved 2026-08-30).

ARO:3000733 (CARD/ARO asserts targeted_by_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)

Mechanism summary

Mode of action: NUCLEIC_ACID_SYNTHESIS_INHIBITION host shared target — Assigned from ChEBI role CHEBI:50750 (EC 5.99.1.3 [DNA topoisomerase (ATP-hydrolysing)] inhibitor). ChEBI asserts the role on the compound. The target it names is one the host has too, so the mechanism is true but is not evidence of selectivity — see mode_of_action_target_scope. Not a curator's mechanistic review.

Resistance mechanisms

22 known routes by which microbes resist this compound, grounded in ARO where CARD models them. Grouped by mechanism type — expand a group to see its determinants.

ANTIBIOTIC_TARGET_ALTERATION 21

ANTIBIOTIC_TARGET_ALTERATION
Determinant	ARO ID	Organism	Gene families	Evidence
Acinetobacter baumannii gyrA conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones	ARO:3003817	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3003817 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)
Acinetobacter baumannii parC conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones	ARO:3003818	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3003818 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)
Bartonella bacilliformis gyrA conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones	ARO:3003297	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3003297 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)
Clostridioides difficile gyrA conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones	ARO:3003995	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3003995 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)
Escherichia coli gyrA conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones	ARO:3003294	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3003294 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)
Escherichia coli parC conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones	ARO:3003308	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3003308 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)
Escherichia coli parE conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones	ARO:3003316	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3003316 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)
Morganella morganii gyrB conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones	ARO:3003306	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3003306 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)
Mycobacterium leprae gyrA conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones	ARO:3003298	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3003298 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)
Mycobacterium leprae gyrB conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones	ARO:3003304	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3003304 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis gyrA conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones	ARO:3003295	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3003295 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis gyrB with mutation conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones	ARO:3003459	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3003459 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)
Mycoplasma hominis parC conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones	ARO:3003310	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3003310 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)
Salmonella serovars gyrB conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones	ARO:3003307	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3003307 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)
Salmonella serovars parE conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones	ARO:3003317	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3003317 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)
Staphylococcus aureus gyrA conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones	ARO:3003296	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3003296 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)
Staphylococcus aureus parC conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones	ARO:3003312	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3003312 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)
Staphylococcus aureus parE conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones	ARO:3003315	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3003315 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)
Streptococcus pneumoniae parC conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones	ARO:3003311	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3003311 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)
Ureaplasma urealyticum gyrB conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones	ARO:3003305	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3003305 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)
Ureaplasma urealyticum parC conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones	ARO:3003309	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3003309 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)

ANTIBIOTIC_TARGET_PROTECTION 1

ANTIBIOTIC_TARGET_PROTECTION
Determinant	ARO ID	Organism	Gene families	Evidence
quinolone resistance protein (qnr)	ARO:3000419	not organism-specific	—	ARO:3000419 (CARD/ARO asserts confers_resistance_to_antibiotic ARO:3000659 (gatifloxacin); database assertion, not a primary citation.)

Curation history

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