English Explanatory Dictionary

trovafloxacin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A broad-spectrum antibiotic that inhibits the uncoiling of supercoiled DNA in various bacteria by blocking the activity of DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV.

Pronunciation

/ˌtɹoʊ.vəˈflɑk.səs.ɪn/

Word forms

trovafloxacin

Etymology

From [Term?] + -floxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).

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