Form
Powder
Appearance
White crystalline powder
Source
Synthetic
Melting Point
199-204°C
Assay
(On Dried Basis): 98.5-101.0%
Ethambutol is a unique slightly soluble (7.58 mg/mL) antitubercular antibiotic which inhibits cell wall formation in Mycobacterium species.
74-55-5
C10H24N2O2
204.31
Ethambutol inactivates arabinosyl transferase, an enzyme responsible for transporting mycolic acids to the cell wall. Without this enzyme, cell permeability is increased leaving the oraganism vulnerable to toxic matter.
2-8°C
2922.19.9590
Ethambutol targets primarily species of the Mycobacterium genus including Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Powder
White crystalline powder
Synthetic
199-204°C
(On Dried Basis): 98.5-101.0%