oxolinic acid oxolinic acid oxolinic acid is a quinolone antibiotic developed in japan in the 1970s. dosages 12–20 mg/kg orally administered for five to ten days. the antibiotic works by inhibiting the enzyme dna gyrase. it also acts as a dopamine reuptake inhibitor and has stimulant effects in mice. oxolinic acidclinical dataahfs/drugs.cominternational drug namesatc codej01mb05 (who) identifiers iupac name 5-ethyl-8-oxo-5,8-dihydrodioxoloquinoline- 7-carboxylic acid cas number14698-29-4 ypubchem cid4628chemspider4467 nuniil0a22b22ftkeggd02301 nchebichebi:138856 nchemblchembl416755 ncomptox dashboard (epa)dtxsid1021089 echa infocard100.035.213 chemical and physical dataformulac13h11no5molar mass261.233 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive image smiles ccn1c=c(c(=o)c2=cc3=c(c=c21)oco3)c(=o)o inchi inchi=1s/c13h11no5/c1-2-14-5-8(13(16)17)12(15)7-3-10-11(4-9(7)14)19-6-18-10/h3-5h,2,6h2,1h3,(h,16,17) nkey:kygzckspakdvkc-uhfffaoysa-n n ny (what is this?) (verify)