Description
Sparfloxacinisafluoroquinoloneantibioticthatisclinicallyusedtotreatrespiratoryinfections;itdisplaysantibacterialefficacybyinhibitingDNAgyraseandtopoisomeraseIV.Gold(III)-chelatedsparfloxacininhibitsproliferationoflymphoma,leukemia,melanoma,andlungcancercells,displayinganticanceractivity.
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