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. 2002 Feb;46(2):413–419. doi: 10.1128/AAC.46.2.413-419.2002

TABLE 2.

Inhibitory activities of fluoroquinolones against S. pneumoniae DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV

Quinolone IC50 (μM)
Gyrasea Topoisomerase IVb
Gemifloxacin 5-10 2.5-5
Moxifloxacin 20 10
Gatifloxacin 20-40 10-20
Levofloxacin 80 40
Ciprofloxacin 40 20
a

Effects on ATP-dependent supercoiling of relaxed pBR322 DNA.

b

Measured for decatenation of kinetoplast DNA.