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Powder
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Whitecrystallinepowder
Source
Synthetic
MeltingPoint
199-204°C
Assay
(OnDriedBasis):98.5-101.0%
Ethambutolisauniqueslightlysoluble(7.58mg/mL)antitubercularantibioticwhichinhibitscellwallformationin Mycobacterium species.
74-55-5
C10H24N2O2
204.31
EthambutolinactivatesarABInosyltransferase,anenzymeresponsIBLefortransportingmycolicacidstothecellwall.Withoutthisenzyme,cellpermeabilityisincreasedleavingtheoraganismvulnerabletotoxicmatter.
2-8°C
2922.19.9590
EthambutoltargetsprimarilyspeciesoftheMycobacteriumgenusincludingMycobacteriumtuberculosis.
Powder
Whitecrystallinepowder
Synthetic
199-204°C
(OnDriedBasis):98.5-101.0%