The following alerts are based on the data in the tables below. An absence of an alert does not imply the substance has no implications for human health, biodiversity or the environment but just that we do not have the data to form a judgement.
Environmental fate
Ecotoxicity
Human health
Environmental fate High alert: GUS: High leachability
Broad spectrum, fluoroquinolones inhibit the bacterial DNA gyrase or the topoisomerase IV enzyme, resulting the inhibition of DNA replication and transcription.
Molecular targets
[DNA gyrase subunit A, antagonist]
CAS RN
42835-25-6
EC number
255-962-6
CIPAC number
-
US EPA chemical code
-
PubChem CID
-
ATCvet Code
QJ01MB07
Therapeutic Class
Antiinfectants for system use: Antibacterials for systemic use
Controlled Drug?
No
Regulation 37/2010 MRL Classification
Allowed substance (Table 1: All food producing species)
Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 22(4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242