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Streptomycesmycarofaciens
Potency(onadrybasis)
≥950µg/mg
MeltingPoint
153-158°C
LossonDrying
≤1.0%
ResidueOnIgnition
≤0.2%
HeavyMetals
≤20ppm
Midecamycinisamacrolideantibioticsimilarinstructuretoerythromycin.Midecamycinissolubleinmethanol,ethanol,andacidicsolutions.
35457-80-8
C41H67NO15
813.97
Midecamycininhibitsbacterialgrowthbytargetingthe50Sribosomalsubunitpreventingpeptidebondformationandtranslocationduringproteinsynthesis.Resistancetomidecamyciniscommonlyattributedtomutationsin50SrRNApreventingmidecamycinbindingallowingthecelltosynthesizeproteinsfreeoferror.
2-8°C
2941.50.0000
Midecamycinisabroadspectrumantibiotictargetingawiderangeofbacteriaespeciallythosewhichcauserespiratory,ear,andskininfections.
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Streptomycesmycarofaciens
≥950µg/mg
153-158°C
≤1.0%
≤0.2%
≤20ppm