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1448901

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Mupirocin

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

5,9-Anhydro-2,3,4,8-tetradeoxy-8-[[3-(2-hydroxy-1-methylpropyl)oxiranyl]methyl]-3-methyl-[2E,8[2S,3S(1S,2S)]]-L-talonon-2-enonic acid 8-carboxyoctyl ester, BRL 4910A, Pseudomonic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C26H44O9
CAS Number:
12650-69-0
Molecular Weight:
500.62
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329750503
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
MDL number:
MFCD01711620
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grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

mupirocin

manufacturer/tradename

USP

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

[H][C@@]1(CO[C@@H](C\C(C)=C\C(=O)OCCCCCCCCC(O)=O)[C@H](O)[C@@H]1O)C[C@@H]2O[C@@]2([H])[C@@H](C)[C@H](C)O

InChI

1S/C26H44O9/c1-16(13-23(30)33-11-9-7-5-4-6-8-10-22(28)29)12-20-25(32)24(31)19(15-34-20)14-21-26(35-21)17(2)18(3)27/h13,17-21,24-27,31-32H,4-12,14-15H2,1-3H3,(H,28,29)/b16-13+/t17-,18-,19-,20-,21-,24+,25-,26-/m0/s1

InChI key

MINDHVHHQZYEEK-HBBNESRFSA-N

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Mupirocin USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Antibiotic; inhibits isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase (IRS).

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

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Sales restrictions may apply.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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Not applicable

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Not applicable

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B D Cookson
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 41(1), 11-18 (1998-03-25)
Mupirocin was introduced into clinical practice in the UK in 1985, and has proved to be an extremely effective treatment of skin infections and one of the most successful topical antibiotics for the clearance of nasal Staphylococcus aureus isolates including
Kevin B Laupland et al.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 37(7), 933-938 (2003-09-18)
Most Staphylococcus aureus infections are endogenously acquired, and treatment of nasal carriage is one potential strategy for prevention. We critically appraised the published evidence regarding the efficacy of intranasal mupirocin for eradication of S. aureus nasal carriage and for prophylaxis
T Coates et al.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 64(1), 9-15 (2009-05-20)
Staphylococcus aureus in the nose is a risk factor for endogenous staphylococcal infection. UK guidelines recommend the use of mupirocin for nasal decolonization in certain groups of patients colonized with methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). Mupirocin is effective at removing S.
Gaosi Xu et al.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association, 25(2), 587-592 (2009-08-15)
Recently, there have been increasing concerns about the emergence of mupirocin resistance and increased infections due to lowered inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus. We conducted this systemic analysis to find out whether the application of mupirocin was effective for the prevention
I Eltringham
The Journal of hospital infection, 35(1), 1-8 (1997-01-01)
Mupirocin has become the topical agent of choice for the elimination of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage. The increased use of this antibiotic has been followed by reports of outbreaks due to MRSA with both low- and high-level resistance. Whilst
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1448901-50MG04061833860557

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