Chemicals and Drugs

Quinolones

A group of derivatives of naphthyridine carboxylic acid, quinoline carboxylic acid, or NALIDIXIC ACID.

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Abstract

A group of derivatives of naphthyridine carboxylic acid, quinoline carboxylic acid, or NALIDIXIC ACID.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Ketoquinoline
  • Ketoquinolines
  • Oxoquinoline
  • Oxoquinolines
  • Quinolinone
  • Quinolinones
  • Quinolone

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with QUINOLINES

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History Note

94; was QUINOLINONES 1989-93; QUINOLONES was see QUINOLINONES 1989-93

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Previous Indexing

  • Quinolines (1966-1988)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Quinolones. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015363. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015363
  2. Quinolones. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q426549