Antibacterials that inhibit nucleic acid (J01E, J01M)

Antifolates
(inhibit bacterial
purine metabolism,
thereby inhibiting
DNA and RNA
synthesis)

2,4-Diaminopyrimidine
- Brodimoprim
- Iclaprim^†
- Ormetoprim
- Pyrimethamine^#
- Tetroxoprim
- Trimethoprim^#

Short-acting	Sulfaisodimidine Sulfamethizole Sulfadimidine Sulfapyridine (Sulfasalazine) Sulfafurazole (Acetyl sulfisoxazole) Sulfanilamide Prontosil Sulfathiazole (Phthalylsulfathiazole, Succinylsulfathiazole) Sulfathiourea
Intermediate-acting	Sulfamethoxazole Sulfadiazine^# Sulfamoxole
Long-acting	Sulfadimethoxine Sulfadoxine Sulfalene Sulfametomidine Sulfametoxydiazine Sulfamethoxypyridazine Sulfaperin Sulfamerazine Sulfaphenazole Sulfamazone
Other/ungrouped	Mafenide Sulfacetamide Sulfaclozine Sulfadicramide Sulfaguanidine Sulfametrole Sulfanitran

Combinations

Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole^#
Ormetoprim/sulfadimethoxine
Pyrimethamine/dapsone
Pyrimethamine/sulfadoxine

Other DHPS inhibitors

Quinolones
(inhibit bacterial
topoisomerase
and/or DNA gyrase,
thereby inhibiting
DNA replication)

1st generation

Fluoroquinolones

2nd generation	Ciprofloxacin^# Ofloxacin Enoxacin^‡ Fleroxacin^‡ Lomefloxacin^‡ Nadifloxacin^‡ Norfloxacin^‡ Pefloxacin^‡ Rufloxacin^‡
3rd generation	Levofloxacin^# Balofloxacin^‡ Grepafloxacin^‡ Pazufloxacin^‡ Sparfloxacin^‡ Temafloxacin^‡ Tosufloxacin^‡
4th generation	Besifloxacin Delafloxacin Gatifloxacin Finafloxacin Gemifloxacin Moxifloxacin^# Clinafloxacin^† Garenoxacin^‡ Prulifloxacin^‡ Sitafloxacin^‡ Trovafloxacin^‡/Alatrofloxacin^‡
Veterinary	Danofloxacin Difloxacin Enrofloxacin Ibafloxacin Marbofloxacin Orbifloxacin Pradofloxacin Sarafloxacin^‡

Newer non-fluorinated

Related (DG)

Aminocoumarins: Novobiocin

Anaerobic DNA
inhibitors

Nitroimidazole derivatives	Metronidazole^# Ornidazole Secnidazole Tinidazole
Nitrofuran derivatives	Furazolidone^‡ Nifuroxazide Nifurtoinol Nifurzide Nitrofurantoin^# Nitrofurazone

RNA synthesis

Rifamycins/ RNA polymerase	Rifampicin^# Rifabutin^# Rifapentine^# Rifaximin Rifalazil^§
Lipiarmycins	Fidaxomicin

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

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