ofloxacin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006029",
  "term": "ofloxacin",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definitions": [
    "An antibiotic drug used to treat infection. It belongs to the family of drugs called quinolone antibiotics.",
    "A fluoroquinolone antibacterial antibiotic. Ofloxacin binds to and inhibits bacterial topoisomerase II (DNA gyrase) and topoisomerase IV, enzymes involved in DNA replication and repair, resulting in cell death in sensitive bacterial species."
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ofloxacin/"
}