# trovafloxacin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌtɹoʊ.vəˈflɑk.səs.ɪn/

## Definitions
1. A broad-spectrum antibiotic that inhibits the uncoiling of supercoiled DNA in various bacteria by blocking the activity of DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV.

## Etymology
From [Term?] + -floxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).

## Source
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