| Bioactivity | Enoxacin (AT 2266), a fluoroquinolone, interferes with DNA replication and inhibits bacterial DNA gyrase (IC50=126 µg/ml) and topoisomerase IV (IC50=26.5 µg/ml). Enoxacin is a miRNA processing activator and enhances siRNA-mediated mRNA degradation and promotes the biogenesis of endogenous miRNAs. Enoxacin has potent activities against gram-positive and -negative bacteria. Enoxacin is a cancer-specific growth inhibitor that acts by enhancing TAR RNA-binding protein 2 (TRBP)-mediated microRNA processing[1][2][3][4]. |
| Invitro | Enoxacin (AT 2266) increases siGFP-mediated gene knockdown mediated by siRNA against EGFP in HEK293 cells-based reporter system in a dose-dependent manner, with a median effective concentration (EC50) of ~30 µM, whereas it has no effect on the cells expressing GFP only. Enoxacin (50 µM) promotes the processing of miRNAs and the loading of siRNA duplexes onto RISCs in HEK293 cells[3]. Enoxacin has no effect on the processing of pre-let-7 or pre-miR-30a by Dicer alone. However, the addition of Enoxacin can enhance the processing of let-7 or pre-miR-30a by Dicer and TRBP together[3]. Enoxacin inhibits 90% Escherichia coli, Klebsiella sp., Aeromonas sp., Enterobacter spp., Serratia spp., Proteus mirabilis, and Morganella morganii at less than or equal to 0.8 micrograms/ml[5]. |
| Name | Enoxacin |
| CAS | 74011-58-8 |
| Formula | C15H17FN4O3 |
| Molar Mass | 320.32 |
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
| Storage | 4°C, protect from light *In solvent : -80°C, 6 months; -20°C, 1 month (protect from light) |