moxifloxacin hydrochloride
The hydrochloride salt of a fluoroquinolone antibacterial antibiotic. Moxifloxacin binds to and inhibits the bacterial enzymes DNA gyrase (topoisomerase II) and topoisomerase IV, resulting in inhibition of DNA replication and repair and cell death in sensitive bacterial species.
| US brand name: | Avelox Viagmox |
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| Abbreviation: | MOXI |
| Code name: | BAY 128039 |