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Kanamycin Sulfate, Streptomyces kanamyceticus, Cell Culture-Tested

An aminoglycoside antibiotic effective against Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms. Inhibitor of protein biosynthesis that acts on the 30S ribosome, causing misreading of the genetic code.

Synonym(s):

Kanamycin Sulfate, Streptomyces kanamyceticus, Cell Culture-Tested

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H36N4O11 · xH2SO4
CAS Number:
25389-94-0
Molecular Weight:
484.50 (free base basis)
UNSPSC Code:
12352200

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Product Name

Kanamycin Sulfate, Streptomyces kanamyceticus, Cell Culture-Tested, An aminoglycoside antibiotic effective against Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms. Inhibitor of protein biosynthesis that acts on the 30S ribosome, causing misreading of the genetic code.

InChI key

OOYGSFOGFJDDHP-KMCOLRRFSA-N

InChI

1S/C18H36N4O11.H2O4S/c19-2-6-10(25)12(27)13(28)18(30-6)33-16-5(21)1-4(20)15(14(16)29)32-17-11(26)8(22)9(24)7(3-23)31-17;1-5(2,3)4/h4-18,23-29H,1-3,19-22H2;(H2,1,2,3,4)/t4-,5+,6-,7-,8+,9-,10-,11-,12+,13-,14-,15+,16-,17-,18-;/m1./s1

form

solid

manufacturer/tradename

Calbiochem®

storage condition

OK to freeze

color

white to off-white

solubility

water: 10 mg/mL

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

10-30°C

Quality Level

100

Biochem/physiol Actions

Primary Target
protein biosynthesis that acts on the 30S ribosome

Disclaimer

Toxicity: Carcinogenic / Teratogenic (D)

General description

Recommended working concentration: 100 µg/ml.
An aminoglycoside antibiotic effective against Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms. Inhibitor of protein biosynthesis that acts on the 70S ribosome, causing misreading of the genetic code. May cause renal damage and ototoxicity. Useful for the selection of kanamycin resistant plasmids in E. coli. Tested and found to be negative for cytotoxicity against HeLa cells. Contains more than 98% kanamycin A.
Contains >98% kanamycin A. Potency: ≥750 µg/mg

Other Notes

Lech, K., and Brent, R. 1995. in Current Protocols in Mol. Biol. Vol. 1 (Ausubel, F.M., et al., Eds.) John Wiley & Sons, New York.
Cardon, G.H., et al. 1993. Plant J.3, 773.
Maniatis, T., et al. 1989. In Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual, Second Edition. Cold Spring Harbor, New York. p.1.6, A.6.
Korzybyski, T., et al. 1978. In Antibiotics, Origin, Nature, and Properties1, 690.
Stiffler, P.W., et al. 1974. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother.6, 516.
Umezawa, S., et al. 1968. J. Antibiot.21, 367.

Preparation Note

Following reconstitution, sterilize by filtration through a 0.22 µm pore-size filter, aliquot and freeze (-20°C). Stock solutions are stable for up to 1 year at -20°C.

Legal Information

CALBIOCHEM is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Health hazard
GHS08

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H360D

Hazard Classifications

Repr. 1B

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 2

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