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VancomycinBHCl,EvoPure® isfreelysolubleinaqueoussolutionandis>99.0%pure.EvoPure®productsarepurifiedsingleantibioticfractions,most>99%pure.Clickhereformorevancomycinproducts.
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C66H75Cl2N9O24·xHCl(lotspecific)
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Vancomycinpreventspeptidoglycansynthesisbytwoseparatemechanisms.OnemechanismpreventsN-acetylmuramicacid(NAM)andN-acetylglucosamine(NAG)fromlinkingtogetherformingthepeptidoglycanbackbone.Thesecondmechanismpreventscrosslinkingbetweenaminoacidresiduesinthepeptidoglycanchain.
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VancomycininhibitsgrowthofmanyGrampositivebacteriaincludingtheantibioticresistantsuperbug,MRSA(MethicillinresistantStaphylococcusaureus).VancomcyiniseffectivefortreatingMRSAinfectionsbecauseitinhibitscellwallsynthesisthroughadifferentmechanismthanβ-lactamantibiotics.
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