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One of the strategies to circumvent this problem is the complexation of FQs with transition metal ions, known as metalloantibiotics, which can promote different activity and enhanced pharmacological behaviour. Here, we discuss the stability of FQ metalloantibiotics and their possible translocation pathways. The main goal of the present review is to frame the present knowledge on the conjunction of biophysical and biological tools that can help to unravel the antibacterial action of FQ metalloantibiotics. An additional goal is to shed light on the studies that must be accomplished to ensure stability and viability of such metalloantibiotics. Potentiometric, spectroscopic, microscopic, microbiological, and computational techniques are surveyed. Stability and partition constants, interaction with membrane porins and elucidation of their role in the influx, determination of the antimicrobial activity against multidrug-resistant (MDR) clinical isolates, elucidation of the mechanism of action, and toxicity assays are described for FQ metalloantibiotics.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/microorganisms9071506","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,14]],"date-time":"2021-07-14T10:13:42Z","timestamp":1626257622000},"page":"1506","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Fluoroquinolone-Transition Metal Complexes: A Strategy to Overcome Bacterial Resistance"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"9","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9907-9518","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mariana","family":"Ferreira","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"REQUIMTE-LAQV (Rede de Qu\u00edmica e Tecnologia\u2014Laborat\u00f3rio Associado para a Qu\u00edmica Verde), Departamento de Qu\u00edmica e Bioqu\u00edmica, Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias da Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, s\/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4747-6853","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Paula","family":"Gameiro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"REQUIMTE-LAQV (Rede de Qu\u00edmica e Tecnologia\u2014Laborat\u00f3rio Associado para a Qu\u00edmica Verde), Departamento de Qu\u00edmica e Bioqu\u00edmica, Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias da Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, s\/n, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1093\/jac\/dkg212","article-title":"Development of the quinolones","volume":"51","author":"Andersson","year":"2003","journal-title":"J. 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