Norfloxacin
SIAL/33899 - VETRANAL®, analytical standard
Synonym: 1-
CAS Number: 70458-96-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C16H18FN3O3
Molecular Weight: 319.33
EC Number: 274-614-4
MDL Number: MFCD00079532
Linear Formula: C16H18FN3O3
Product Type: Chemical
| agency | EPA 1694 |
| application(s) | clinical testing |
| format | neat |
| grade | analytical standard |
| InChI | 1S/C16H18FN3O3/c1-2-19-9- |
| InChI key | OGJPXUAPXNRGGI-UHFFFAOYSA |
| product line | VETRANAL® |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| shelf life | limited shelf life, expiry date on the label |
| SMILES string | CCN1C=C(C(O)=O)C(=O)c2cc( |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| technique(s) | gas chromatography (GC): suitable |
| HPLC: suitable |
| Application: | Norfloxacin may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in pharmaceutical formulations, biological fluids and sewage using various chromatography techniques. |
| Application: | Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Norfloxacin blocks DNA replication by interfering with an ATP-induced structural transition of DNA complexed with DNA gyrase (topoisomerase). Mode of action: inhibits bacterial DNA replication Antimicrobial spectrum: Gram-negative bacteria; less effective against Gram-positive bacteria |
| General description: | Norfloxacin is an antimicrobial drug, belonging to the class of fluoroquinolones (FQs), which shows broad-spectrum activity against a wide range of Gram-negative and Gram-positive organisms. |
| Legal Information: | VETRANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Symbol | GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H319 |
| Precautionary statements | P264 - P280 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P337 + P313 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Storage Temp. | 2-8°C |
| UNSPSC | 41116107 |


