Antimicrobials

Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate

Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate is a broad-spectrum macrolide antibiotic produced by Streptomycin erythreus.  The compound is an ester of erythromycin base and succinic acid.  Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate can act as an enzyme inhibitor, and can...

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Chloramphenicol, USP

Chloramphenicol, USP is a broad-spectrum bacteriostatic antimicrobial that inhibits bacterial protein synthesis. Originally derived from Streptomyces venezuelae, Chloramphenicol is a synthetic antibiotic that is effective against a wide variety of...

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Isoniazid

Isoniazid is a bactericidal and bacteriostatic against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causal agent of tuberculosis.Mechanism of ActionIsoniazid itself is not toxic to the bacterial cell, but acts as a prodrug and is activated by the Mycobacterial enzyme...

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Ampicillin Trihydrate, EP

Ampicillin Trihydrate, EP is a member of the β-lactam family and is similar in structure to penicillin.  It can be used to select for ampicillin resistance in transformation experiments. Ampicillin Trihydrate is slightly soluble in water and...

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Erythromycin

Erythromycin is a broad-spectrum macrolide antibiotic derived from Saccharopolyspora erythraea (formerly Streptomyces erythraeus) that inhibits bacterial protein synthesis. It is composed largely of Erythromycin A, with small amounts of...

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Gentamicin Sulfate, USP

Gentamicin Sulfate, USP is an aminoglycoside antibiotic complex that was discovered in 1963 derived from fermentation of Micromonospora purpurea or M. echinospora. Gentamicin is composed of different components including Gentamicin C complex...

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Lincomycin Hydrochloride, EP

Lincomycin Hydrochloride, EP is the hydrochloride form of Lincomycin, provided as the monohydrate. Lincomycin is a naturally occurring lincosamide isolated from Streptomyces licolnensis by researchers at Upjohn in 1962. This class of antibacterial...

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Kanamycin Sulfate, USP

Kanamycin Sulfate, USP is a semi-synthetic, broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic.  Kanamycin was isolated from the soil bacterium Streptomyces kanamyceticus in 1957 by Hamao Umezawa at the institute of Microbial Chemistry (Tokyo) during an...

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Cefsulodin Sodium

Cefsulodin Sodium is a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.  The compound has been optimized via industrial HPLC to remove significant quantities of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid (7-ACA), a key impurity in Cefsulodin synthesis that can cause...

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Chlortetracycline Hydrochloride, USP

Chlortetracycline hydrochloride (HCl) is tetracycline antibiotic and the first antibiotic of the tetracycline class to be discovered. Chlortetracycline HCl is soluble in water at 8.6 mg/mL.Mechanism of ActionThe mechanism of chlorotetracycline involves...

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Amikacin

Amikacin is semi-synthetic, broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic derived from its counterpart, Kanamycin A. Amikacin was patented in 1971 and came into commercial use in 1976. The presence of the amino-hydroxy-butyryl group prevents enzymatic...

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Amoxicillin : Potassium Clavulanate (2:1)

Amoxicillin:Potassium Clavulanate (2:1) is a combination of Amoxicillin (one part) and Potassium Clavulanate (Clavulanic Acid)(two parts) which prevents the degradation of Amoxicillin by β-lactamase enzymes and allows for greater efficacy against...

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