Oxolinic acid is an antibiotic against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Oxolinic acid can be used for the research of acute and chronic urinary tract infections. Oxolinic acid is a DNA/RNA synthesis inhibitor. Oxolinic acid acts a dopamine uptake inhibitor and stimulants locomotor effect in mice.
体外研究
Oxolinic acid (2-5 ug/mL) inhibits 115 strains of E. coli.
Oxolinic acid (0-31 ug/mL) inhibits 94 % of the 44 strains of Proteus mirabilis .
Oxolinic acid (>5 ug/mL) inhibits all strains of Strept. Faecalis.
Oxolinic acid (>2 ug/mL) causes chromosomal DNA supercoiling to decrease in the two wild-type E. coli K-12 strains tested, DM4100 and NI747.
Oxolinic acid reduces chromosomal DNA supercoiling and inhibits RNA synthesis in E. coli.
体内研究
Oxolinic acid (32 mg/kg; i.p.) induces hyperactivity in mice.
Animal Model:
Male Swiss albino CD1 mice (22-25 g)
Dosage:
16 mg/kg, 32 mg/kg, 64 mg/kg, 128 mg/kg
Administration:
Intraperitoneal injection
Result:
Stimulated the horizontal activity of mice, culminated at the 32 mg/kg dose but disappeared at the highest tested dose, 128 mg/kg.
分子式
C13H11NO5
分子量
261.23
CAS号
14698-29-4
中文名称
恶喹酸;奥索利酸
运输条件
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.