Bioactivity | Acorafloxacin hydrochloride (JNJ-Q2 hydrochloride) is a broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone anti-bacterial drug being developed for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections and community-acquired pneumonia[1]. Acorafloxacin hydrochloride (Avarofloxacin ) is an aminoethylidenylpiperidine fluoroquinolone that demonstrates antibacterial effect against numerous Gram-positive bacteria with a mean 0.12 mg/L MIC90 value[2]. Acorafloxacin hydrochloride (JNJ-Q2) has potential for treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections[3]. |
CAS | 1001162-01-1 |
Formula | C21H24ClF2N3O4 |
Molar Mass | 455.88 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. Jones TM, et al. Focus on JNJ-Q2, a novel fluoroquinolone, for the management of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia and acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections. [2]. Kocsis B, et al. Chemical structure and pharmacokinetics of novel quinolone agents represented by avarofloxacin, delafloxacin, finafloxacin, zabofloxacin and nemonoxacin. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2016 May 23;15(1):34. [3]. Farrell DJ, et al. JNJ-Q2, a new fluoroquinolone with potent in vitro activity against Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin- and fluoroquinolone-resistant strains. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Jul;55(7):3631-4. |