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Enoxacin

FDA-approved product (tablet, oral), marketed as Penetrex.

Registered studies
3
Lab records
23
Pathogens at ≥40%
4 of 4

Chemical structure

Chemical structure of Enoxacin
A drawing shows what the molecule is, not what it does.

Existing / approved use

Documented · FDA, WHO, ChEMBL

Approved for

  • Bacterial disease

Indications ChEMBL records as approved, from FDA and DailyMed labels.

WHO therapeutic group
Fluoroquinolones
Anti-infective classification
Classified as an existing antimicrobial.WHO ATC J01MA04

Repurposing investigation

Enoxacin is already an antimicrobial, so it is not counted among the repurposing candidates. Its AI-predicted activity is shown below for reference.

AI-predicted activity

AI prediction · nothing measured
  • MRSA97.8% AI-predicted activityAt or above the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates. This medicine was in the model's training data, so this is recall, not a new prediction.
  • E. coli99.2% AI-predicted activityAt or above the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates. This medicine was in the model's training data, so this is recall, not a new prediction.
  • K. pneumoniae>99% AI-predicted activityAt or above the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates. This medicine was in the model's training data, so this is recall, not a new prediction.
  • M. tuberculosis73.8% AI-predicted activityAt or above the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.

A model’s estimate of laboratory activity against each pathogen species. It is not clinical effectiveness.

Evidence

Clinical and experimental

Documented evidence

Clinical

3registered studies name this medicine, for any condition. See them below.

Experimental

  • MRSA: measured active in 9 of 9 lab records
  • E. coli: measured active in 9 of 9 lab records
  • K. pneumoniae: measured active in 5 of 5 lab records
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“Active” means the measured value reached this project’s laboratory cutoff (10 µM or stronger). A laboratory result does not show an effect in patients.

Docking

Computational · nothing measured

Dihydrofolate reductase ↗ (E. coli)

-6.9 kcal/mol

0better fit →-12

KPC-2 carbapenemase ↗ (K. pneumoniae)

-8.1 kcal/mol

0better fit →-12

Enoyl-ACP reductase (InhA) ↗ (M. tuberculosis)

Not yet docked: queued in the docking rundetails

Dihydrofolate reductase ↗ (MRSA)

-7.5 kcal/mol

0better fit →-12

AutoDock Vina, one experimentally solved protein per pathogen. This project’s screening target is -7.0 kcal/mol, its own mark rather than a universal cutoff. A docking score is a structural hypothesis, not proof of binding, and requires experimental validation.

Other medicines to investigate

AI prediction · nothing measured

Other repurposing candidates: approved medicines besides Enoxacin with AI-predicted activity ≥40% against the chosen pathogen, leaving out existing antimicrobials. They are computational candidates for further investigation, not alternatives and not recommendations.

Sorted by AI-predicted activity, high to low. The order is not a ranking of which medicine is better.

Registered studies

A registration describes a study; it does not establish a positive result.

  • Enoxacin for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

    NCT04840823 · start 2021-03-26

    Registered record
    Registry ID
    NCT04840823
    Conditions
    Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
    Interventions
    Enoxacin; Placebo
    Study type
    INTERVENTIONAL
    Phase
    Phase 1 / Phase 2
    Registry status
    Completed
    Start
    2021-03-26
    Completion
    2023-11-15
    Enrolment
    8

    As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.

    ConditionAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
    InterventionEnoxacin; Placebo
    PhasePhase 1 / Phase 2
    Registry statusCompleted
  • Sensitivity of Antibiotics for Urinary Tract Infections Patients Attending Family Physicians

    NCT02305342 · start 2014-11

    Registered record
    Registry ID
    NCT02305342
    Conditions
    Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
    Interventions
    Not recorded
    Study type
    OBSERVATIONAL
    Phase
    Not recorded
    Registry status
    Completed
    Start
    2014-11
    Completion
    2015-02
    Enrolment
    350

    As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.

    ConditionUrinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
    InterventionNot recorded
    PhaseNot recorded
    Registry statusCompleted
  • Patients Response to Early Switch To Oral:Osteomyelitis Study

    NCT02099240 · start 2014-03-06

    Registered record
    Registry ID
    NCT02099240
    Conditions
    Osteomyelitis
    Interventions
    oral antibiotics; intravenous antibiotics
    Study type
    INTERVENTIONAL
    Phase
    Early phase 1
    Registry status
    Terminated
    Start
    2014-03-06
    Completion
    2018-11-07
    Enrolment
    11

    As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.

    ConditionOsteomyelitis
    Interventionoral antibiotics; intravenous antibiotics
    PhaseEarly phase 1
    Registry statusTerminated