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StreptomycesKanamyceticus.
Kanamycin,USPisanaminoglycosideantibioticoftenusedtoselectforbacteriawhichhavebeensuccessfullytransformedwithaplasmidconferringkanamycinresistance.
Standardgradekanamyciniscomposedofamixtureofthreedifferentfractions:kanamycinA,B,andC. TOKU-Eoffersfourformsofkanamycin:
EvoPure®productsarepurifiedsingleantibioticfractions,most>99%pure.Highpurity EvoPure® kanamycinproductscanbeusedtoanalyzethespecificeffectsofindividualkanamycinfractions.
25389-94-0
C18H36N4O11·H2SO4
582.58g/mol
Aminoglycosidestargetthe30SribosomalsubunitresultinginaninABIlitytoreadmRNAultimatelyproducingafaultyornonexistentprotein.Kanamycinisverysolubleinaqueoussolutionat92.3mg/mL.
Stocksolutionsshouldbestoredat2-8°C.
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KanamycinsulfateisabroadspectrumantibioticbutismostactiveagainstaerobicGram-negativebacteria.
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StreptomycesKanamyceticus.