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Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Molecular Formula C20H24FN3O4.2H2O
Molecular Weight 425.4512
Optical Activity ( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of BALOFLOXACIN DIHYDRATE

SMILES

O.O.CNC1CCCN(C1)C2=C(OC)C3=C(C=C2F)C(=O)C(=CN3C4CC4)C(O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=WEGNYJXOCPJAPS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C20H24FN3O4.2H2O/c1-22-11-4-3-7-23(9-11)17-15(21)8-13-16(19(17)28-2)24(12-5-6-12)10-14(18(13)25)20(26)27;;/h8,10-12,22H,3-7,9H2,1-2H3,(H,26,27);2*1H2

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C20H24FN3O4
Molecular Weight 389.4207
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity ( + / - )

Molecular Formula H2O
Molecular Weight 18.0153
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including: https://www.medicineindia.org/pharmacology-for-generic/2923/balofloxacin http://www.ajptr.com/archive/volume-2/february-2012-issue-1/article-92.html

Balofloxacin (Q-35), is an orally active fluoroquinolone antibiotic. It has been developed for the treatment of urinary tract infection. The bactericidal action of Balofloxacin results from interference with the enqyme DNA gyrase which is needed for the synthesis of bacterial DNA. Balofloxacin is efficacious against Gram-negative bacteria. It also has enhanced activity against Gram positive bacteria, including MRSA and Streptococcus pneumoniae. Side effects of Balofloxacin are: sensitivity to light, abdominal pain, nausea, heartburn, urticarial, irritation when applied locally. Balofloxacin may interact with the following medicines and salts: antacids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, quinolones, theophylline.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Curative
Q-Roxin

Approved Use

Treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections

Launch Date

2000
Curative
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Curative
Barofloxacin

Approved Use

Barofloxacin is a quinolone antibiotic, prescribed for the treatment of infective ophthalmitis.
Curative
Balofloxacin

Approved Use

Barofloxacin is a quinolone antibiotic, prescribed for the treatment of skin infections.
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1.39 μg/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
0.89 μg/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: FASTED
2.09 μg/mL
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
1.46 μg/mL
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: FASTED
2.31 μg/mL
300 mg single, oral
dose: 300 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
2.73 μg/mL
300 mg single, oral
dose: 300 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: FASTED
1.05 μg/mL
100 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
0.99 μg/mL
100 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: UNKNOWN
0.64 μg/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
1.07 μg/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
1.72 μg/mL
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: FASTED
2.17 μg/mL
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: FASTED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
7.41 μg × h/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
6.86 μg × h/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: FASTED
13.21 μg × h/mL
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
15.91 μg × h/mL
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: FASTED
18.66 μg × h/mL
300 mg single, oral
dose: 300 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
19.67 μg × h/mL
300 mg single, oral
dose: 300 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: FASTED
5.53 μg × h/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
6.56 μg × h/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
22.9 μg × h/mL
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: FASTED
17.1 μg × h/mL
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: FASTED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
7.57 h
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
6.94 h
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: FASTED
9.24 h
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
6.65 h
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: FASTED
6.66 h
300 mg single, oral
dose: 300 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
7.16 h
300 mg single, oral
dose: 300 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: FASTED
7.67 h
100 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
7.02 h
100 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE
food status: UNKNOWN
7.72 h
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FED
7.89 h
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
13.3 h
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: FASTED
7.8 h
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
BALOFLOXACIN plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: FASTED
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
200 mg single, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 200 mg
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 200 mg
Sources:
healthy, ADULT
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: ADULT
Sex: M+F
Food Status: FASTED
Sources:
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Synthesis and in vitro antimycobacterial activity of balofloxacin ethylene isatin derivatives.
2010-08
Aquatic photochemistry of fluoroquinolone antibiotics: kinetics, pathways, and multivariate effects of main water constituents.
2010-04-01
Gatifloxacin, moxifloxacin, and balofloxacin resistance due to mutations in the gyrA and parC genes of Staphylococcus epidermidis strains isolated from patients with endophthalmitis, corneal ulcers and conjunctivitis.
2009
Ethyl 1-cyclo-propyl-6,7-difluoro-8-meth-oxy-4-oxo-1,4-dihydro-quinoline-3-carboxyl-ate.
2008-10-31
[Synthesis and antibacterial activity of 7-(3-amino-4-alkoxyimino-1 -piperidyl) -quinolones].
2008-08
[Determination of balofloxacin in human plasma by HPLC with solid-phase extraction].
2007-11
High performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometric determination of balofloxacin in human plasma and its pharmacokinetics.
2007-05-01
[Studies on the reaction of balofloxacin with bovine serum albumin].
2006-08
Electrophysiological safety of novel fluoroquinolone antibiotic agents gemifloxacin and balofloxacin.
2006
[Interaction between balofloxacin and DNA and the influence of Mg2+ on the interaction].
2005-07
Balofloxacin Choongwae.
2003-02
[In vitro antimycobacterial activities of a new quinolone, balofloxacin].
2001-01
History of quinolones and their side effects.
2001
[In vitro anti-MAC activities of new quinolones in focus (2)].
1996-09
[Determination of antimycobacterial activities of fluoroquinolones against clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: comparative determination with egg-based Ogawa and agar-based Middlebrook 7H10 media].
1996-08
Patents

Patents

Sample Use Guides

100 to 400 mg once or twice daily.
Route of Administration: Oral
MIC90 of Balofloxacin against clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Streptococcus pyogenes is 6,25 ug/ml.
Substance Class Chemical
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BALOFLOXACIN HYDRATE
JAN  
Preferred Name English
BALOFLOXACIN DIHYDRATE
Common Name English
3-QUINOLINECARBOXYLIC ACID, 1-CYCLOPROPYL-6-FLUORO-1,4-DIHYDRO-8-METHOXY-7-(3-(METHYLAMINO)-1-PIPERIDINYL)-4-OXO-, DIHYDRATE, (±)-
Common Name English
3-QUINOLINECARBOXYLIC ACID, 1-CYCLOPROPYL-6-FLUORO-1,4-DIHYDRO-8-METHOXY-7-(3-(METHYLAMINO)-1-PIPERIDINYL)-4-OXO-, (±)-, DIHYDRATE
Common Name English
(±)-1-CYCLOPROPYL-6-FLUORO-1,4-DIHYDRO-8-METHOXY-7-(3-(METHYLAMINO)PIPERIDINO)-4-OXO-3-QUINOLINECARBOXYLIC ACID, DIHYDRATE
Common Name English
BALOFLOXACIN HYDRATE [JAN]
Common Name English
3-QUINOLINECARBOXYLIC ACID, 1-CYCLOPROPYL-6-FLUORO-1,4-DIHYDRO-8-METHOXY-7-(3-(METHYLAMINO)-1-PIPERIDINYL)-4-OXO-, DIHYDRATE
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