The molecule is a methanesulfonate (mesylate) salt prepared from equimolar amounts of trovafloxacin and methanesulfonic acid. A broad-spectrum antibiotic that was withdrawn from the market due to risk of liver failure. It has a role as an antibacterial drug, an antimicrobial agent, a DNA synthesis inhibitor, a hepatotoxic agent and a topoisomerase IV inhibitor. It contains a trovafloxacin(1+).
7-[(1R,5S)-6-amino-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-3-yl]-1-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-6-fluoro-4-oxo-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid;methanesulfonic acid