Form
Powder
Appearance
Whiteoryellowpowder
Source
Synthetic
WaterContent(KarlFisher)
≥6.0%
Potency(onadrybasis)
≥850µg/mg
pH
6.5-8.5
MeltingPoint
215-220°C
Novobiocinsodiumisanaminocoumarinantibioticthatpreventscelldivision.Novobiocinsodiumisfreelysolubleinaqueoussolution.
1476-53-5
C31H35N2NaO11
634.61
AminocoumarinantibioticstargetDNAgyrase,anenzymewhichrelievesstrainasDNAunwindsduringreplicationandtranscription.
2-8°C
2941.90.1050
Novobiocinsodiumtargetsprimarilygrampositiveorganismsandiscommonlyusedtodifferentiatebetweencoagulasenegative(allbutS.aureusandafewothers)Staphylococcusspecies.S.saprophyticusisresistanttonovobiocin.
Powder
Whiteoryellowpowder
Synthetic
≥6.0%
≥850µg/mg
6.5-8.5
215-220°C