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DB01044ApprovedInvestigationalWithdrawnSmall moleculeAnti-Bacterial AgentsQuinolone AntimicrobialQuinolones
Gatifloxacin is a fourth generation fluoroquinolone used to treat a wide variety of infections in the body. Gatifloxacin is an antibiotic agent and a member of the fourth-generation fluoroquinolone family.
- Mechanism
- Curator reviewed
The bactericidal action of Gatifloxacin results from inhibition of the enzymes topoisomerase II (DNA gyrase) and topoisomerase IV, which are required for bacterial DNA replication, transcription, repair, and recombination.
- Primary indication
- For the treatment of bronchitis, sinusitis, community-acquired pneumonia, and skin infections (abscesses, wounds) caused by S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S. aureus, M. pneumoniae, C. pneumoniae, L. pneumophila, S. pyogenesCurator reviewed · 3 structured indications
- Formula / weight
- C19H22FN3O4 · 375.3941 g/mol (avg)
- First approval
- Canada, 2001 · United States, 2010
- Brand names
- Zymar
- Zymaxid
Resolves to
Clinical / RWD
Structure
InChIKey
XUBOMFCQGDBHNK-UHFFFAOYSA-NSMILESCOC1=C2N(C=C(C(O)=O)C(=O)C2=CC(F)=C1N1CCNC(C)C1)C1CC1Transporters
What you can answer from here — as of October 21, 2026
6Protein targetsEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
Listed above
2TransportersSubstrate / inhibitor direction, not just membership
Listed above
Which drugs share a target with Gatifloxacin, and which of those have an active Phase 3 trial?