Chloramphenicolsuccinateispreparedbyacylationofchloramphenicolwithsuccinicanhydridetoprovideawatersolublepro-drug.Chloramphenicolsuccinaterepresentsanalternativepro-drugstrategyforchloramphenicolthathasfoundanicheinsurfaceantibiotictreatmentinsurgery.Chloramphenicolsuccinateissignificantlylessactivethanchloramphenicolbutactsasaprodrug,formingchloramphenicolinthepresenceofsuccinatedehydrogenase.
CASNumber
3544-94-3
MolecularFormula
C15H16Cl2N2O8
MolecularWeight
423.2
MechanismofAction
Afterenteringabacterialcell,chloramphenicolbindstothe50Sribosomalsubunitpreventingpeptidebondformation.ResistancetochloramphenicolmaybeduetodecreasedcellpermeABIlityoramutationinthe50Sribosomalsubunit.
StorageConditions
-20°C