TigecyclineisabroadspectrumglycylcyclineantibioticwhichwasdevelopedtocombatinfectionscausedbymanyleADIngmulti-drugresistantorganisms.Tigecyclineisstructurallyrelatedtominocycline,atetracyclineantibiotic;however,itcontainsalargeglycylamidogroupattheD-9position.Thissubstitutionisthoughttobethereasonbehinditsbroadspectrumactivity.Tigecyclineissolubleinwater(0.45mg/mL)andDMSO(>3mg/mL).
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CASNumber
220620-09-7
MolecularFormula
C29H39N5O8
MolecularWeight
585.65
MechanismofAction
TigecyclineinhibitsproteinsynthesisbybindingtotheAsiteofthe30Sribosomalsubunit.
StorageConditions
-20°C
TariffCode
2941.30.0000
Spectrum
TigecyclinehasbroadspectrumactivityagainstmostGrampositiveandGramnegativebacteriaincludingmulti-drugresistantorganismssuchasMRSA.TigecyclinehasalsobeenfoundtobeeffectiveagainstcarbapenemresistantEnterobacteriaceaeorCRE.CREisa"superbug"whichpossessesNDM-1orKPCgeneswhichencodeNewDelhiMetallo-beta-lacamaseorKlebsiellapneumoniaecabapenemaserespectively;twoenzymeswhichrendernearlyallbeta-lactamantibioticsuseless.
Form
Powder
Appearance
OrangetoOrange-RedColoredPowder
Source
Semi-synthetic
ImpurityProfile
BacterialEndotoxin:≤1.75EU/mg
WaterContent(KarlFisher)
≤2.0%
Assay
(AsIs):98.0-102.0%
ResidueOnIgnition
≤0.1%
HeavyMetals
≤10ppm
ResidualSolvents
Meetsrequirements