| Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride is high activity fluoroquinolone antibiotic effective against a broad spectrum of gram positive and negative bacteria such as pseudomonas, salmonella, streptococcus and staphylococcus. Effective against mycoplasma (12 days). |
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| Catalog # | C5075 |
| The bactericidal action of ciprofloxacin results from interference with the enzyme DNA gyrase which is needed for the synthesis of bacterial DNA. |
| Ciprofloxacin has been shown to be active against most strains of the following organisms | |
| Gram-Positive Bacteria | Enterococcus faecalis (Many strains are only moderately susceptible); Staphylococcus haemolyticus; Staphylococcus hominis; Staphylococcus saprophyticus; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Streptococcus pyogenes. |
| Gram-Negative Bacteria | Acinetobacter calcoaceticus subs. anitratus; Acinetobacter calcoaceticus subs. Iwoffi; Aeromonas caviae; Aeromonas hydrophila; Brucella melitensis; Campylobacter coli; Campylobacter jejuni; Citrobacter diversus; Citrobacter freundii; Edwardsiella tarda; Enterobacter aerogenes; Enterobacter cloacae; Escherichia coli; Haemophilus ducreyi; Haemophilus influenzae; Haemophilus parainfluenzae; Klebsiella oxytoca; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Legionella pneumophila; Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis; Morganella morganii; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Neisseria meningitidis; Pasteurella multocida; Proteus mirabilis; Proteus vulgaris; Providencia rettgeri; Providencia stuartii; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Salmonella enteritidis; Salmonella typhi; Serratia marcescens; Shigella flexneri; Shigella sonnei; Vibrio cholerae; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; Vibrio vulnificus; Yersinia enterocolitica. |
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| Other Organisms: Chlamydia trachomatis (only moderately susceptible); Mycobacterium tuberculosis (only moderately susceptible). |
| Also Available | C5074: Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride |
| C5075: Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride 10mg/ml |
| CAS Number | 86393-32-0 |
| Molecular Formula | C17H18FN3O3•HCl |
| Purity | 98-102% |
| Concentration | 10mg/ml |
| Form | Supplied as a liquid in dH2O, sterile-filtered. |
| Appearance | Pale yellow to light yellow, clear, complete. Turbidity after thawing can be cleared by heat to 30-50° |
| pH | 3.0-4.5 |
| Working Concentration | |
| Effective at low concentrations (10ug/ml) in water and buffered media. |
| Storage and Stability | |
| May be stored at 4°C for short-term only. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing. Store at -20°C. Aliquots are stable for 6 months at -20°C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. |
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| Note | |
| Solutions should be protected from light. In water, solutions are stable to hydrolysis for 16 hrs. at 90°C.. |
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| Important Note | This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications without the expressed written authorization of United States Biological. |
| Alternate names | Sterile-filtered aqueous solution |
