ciprofloxacin

fluoroquinolone antibiotic
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q256602
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ciprofloxacin

Summary

ciprofloxacin is a type of chemical entity[1]. ciprofloxacin ranks in the top 0.75% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,769 views/month, #94 of 12,596).[2]

Key Facts

  • ciprofloxacin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • ciprofloxacin's manufacturer is recorded as Pfizer[4].
  • ciprofloxacin's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1CC1N2C=C(C(=O)C3=CC(=C(C=C32)N4CCNCC4)F)C(=O)O[5].
  • ciprofloxacin's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₇H₁₈FN₃O₃[6].
  • ciprofloxacin is a type of fluoroquinolone[7].
  • ciprofloxacin is a type of alkaloid[8].
  • ciprofloxacin is a type of carbocyclic compound[9].
  • ciprofloxacin is used for medication[10].
  • ciprofloxacin's Commons category is recorded as Ciprofloxacin[11].
  • ciprofloxacin comprises nitrogen[12].
  • ciprofloxacin comprises carbon[13].
  • ciprofloxacin's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces hygroscopicus[14].
  • ciprofloxacin's found in taxon is recorded as Corallococcus coralloides[15].
  • ciprofloxacin's found in taxon is recorded as Lasiodiplodia theobromae[16].
  • ciprofloxacin's found in taxon is recorded as Epicoccum nigrum[17].
  • ciprofloxacin's found in taxon is recorded as Penicillium simplicissimum[18].
  • ciprofloxacin's found in taxon is recorded as Penicillium janthinellum[19].
  • ciprofloxacin's found in taxon is recorded as Penicillium ianthinellum[20].
  • ciprofloxacin's found in taxon is recorded as Aspergillus austroafricanus[21].
  • ciprofloxacin's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces violascens[22].
  • ciprofloxacin's found in taxon is recorded as Hohenbuehelia grisea[23].
  • ciprofloxacin's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces albolongus[24].
  • ciprofloxacin's found in taxon is recorded as Ralstonia solanacearum[25].
  • ciprofloxacin's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces noursei[26].
  • ciprofloxacin's found in taxon is recorded as Penicillium crustosum[27].

Why It Matters

ciprofloxacin ranks in the top 0.75% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,769 views/month, #94 of 12,596).[2] ciprofloxacin has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] ciprofloxacin is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . pfizer.com. pfizer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Hytramycins V and I, anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis hexapeptides from a Streptomyces hygroscopicus strain. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Isolation of Coralmycins A and B, Potent Anti-Gram Negative Compounds from the Myxobacteria Corallococcus coralloides M23.. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Cytotoxic and Antibacterial Preussomerins from the Mangrove Endophytic Fungus Lasiodiplodia theobromae ZJ-HQ1.. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Epicoccins A–D, Epipolythiodioxopiperazines from a Cordyceps-Colonizing Isolate of Epicoccum nigrum. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . NaBr-Induced Production of Brominated Azaphilones and Related Tricyclic Polyketides by the Marine-Derived Fungus Penicillium janthinellum HK1-6. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . NaBr-Induced Production of Brominated Azaphilones and Related Tricyclic Polyketides by the Marine-Derived Fungus Penicillium janthinellum HK1-6. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . NaBr-Induced Production of Brominated Azaphilones and Related Tricyclic Polyketides by the Marine-Derived Fungus Penicillium janthinellum HK1-6. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Metabolites from the Fungal Endophyte Aspergillus austroafricanus in Axenic Culture and in Fungal-Bacterial Mixed Cultures. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Violapyrones A–G, α-Pyrone Derivatives from Streptomyces violascens Isolated from Hylobates hoolock Feces. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Cysteine-Derived Pleurotin Congeners from the Nematode-Trapping Basidiomycete Hohenbuehelia grisea. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Bafilomycins and Odoriferous Sesquiterpenoids from Streptomyces albolongus Isolated from Elephas maximus Feces. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Ralfuranone Is Produced by an Alternative Aryl-Substituted γ-Lactone Biosynthetic Route in Ralstonia solanacearum. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Noursamycins, Chlorinated Cyclohexapeptides Identified from Molecular Networking of Streptomyces noursei NTR-SR4. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Secondary Metabolites Produced by Combined Culture of Penicillium crustosum and a Xylaria sp. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of fluoroquinolone, alkaloid, carbocyclic compound
    Who aware classification watch
    Found in taxon Streptomyces hygroscopicus, Corallococcus coralloides, Lasiodiplodia theobromae +22
    Has part(s) nitrogen, carbon
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007553786805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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