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R1781

Sigma-Aldrich

Ramoplanin

Synonym(s):

A 16686, Antibiotic A 16686

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CAS Number:
76168-82-6
MDL number:
MFCD01775776
UNSPSC Code:
51102829
NACRES:
NA.85

Assay

≥75% (as ramoplanin A2)

form

powder

solubility

H2O: soluble 10 mg/mL

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-positive bacteria

Mode of action

cell wall synthesis | interferes

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

InChI

1S/C106H170ClN21O30/c1-8-9-10-11-15-22-80(140)114-75(50-78(110)138)96(147)118-76(51-79(111)139)97(148)124-86(60-25-36-66(133)37-26-60)102(153)117-72(21-17-46-109)92(143)120-83(56(6)130)100(151)126-89(63-31-42-69(136)43-32-63)105(156)127-88(62-29-40-68(135)41-30-62)104(155)121-82(55(5)129)99(150)119-74(48-58-18-13-12-14-19-58)95(146)116-71(20-16-45-108)93(144)123-87(61-27-38-67(134)39-28-61)103(154)122-84(57(7)131)101(152)125-85(59-23-34-65(132)35-24-59)98(149)112-52-81(141)115-73(47-53(2)3)94(145)113-54(4)91(142)128-90(106(157)158)64-33-44-77(137)70(107)49-64/h10-15,18-19,22,53-57,59-77,82-90,129-137H,8-9,16-17,20-21,23-52,108-109H2,1-7H3,(H2,110,138)(H2,111,139)(H,112,149)(H,113,145)(H,114,140)(H,115,141)(H,116,146)(H,117,153)(H,118,147)(H,119,150)(H,120,143)(H,121,155)(H,122,154)(H,123,144)(H,124,148)(H,125,152)(H,126,151)(H,127,156)(H,128,142)(H,157,158)/b11-10-,22-15-/t54-,55+,56+,57+,59?,60?,61?,62?,63?,64?,65?,66?,67?,68?,69?,70?,71-,72-,73+,74+,75+,76?,77?,82+,83-,84+,85?,86-,87?,88-,89-,90?/m1/s1

InChI key

FSBZBQUUCNYWOK-YIOPJBSBSA-N

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General description

Chemical structure: glycopeptide
Ramoplanin is a glycolipodepsipeptide antibiotic produced by Actinoplanes sp. It is a complex of structurally related molcules, with ramoplanin A2 as the primary component. It is used for in vitro susceptibility testing and to study antibiotic-resistant enterococci.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Ramoplatin is an antimicrobial which is effective against Gram-positive bacteria, including vancomycin-resistant enterococci. It acts by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis, although its mechanism of action is different from that of glycopeptide-based synthesis inhibitors.

Other Notes

Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place.

Pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H318

Precautionary Statements

P280 - P305 + P351 + P338

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Letal I Salzberg et al.
Journal of bacteriology, 193(20), 5793-5801 (2011-08-23)
The transglycosylation step of cell wall synthesis is a prime antibiotic target because it is essential and specific to bacteria. Two antibiotics, ramoplanin and moenomycin, target this step by binding to the substrate lipid II and the transglycosylase enzyme, respectively.
Matthew F Ewles et al.
Biomedical chromatography : BMC, 25(9), 995-1002 (2010-12-15)
A method has been developed and validated for the quantification of ramoplanin, a 2554 Da peptide antibiotic, in human dried blood spots using high-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometric detection. The validation data meet FDA acceptance criteria for bioanalytical assays
Herman Goossens et al.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 51 Suppl 3, iii5-ii12 (2003-06-13)
A survey in eight European countries, including 13 hospitals, of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in at-risk hospital wards (such as the ICU and the haematology ward) was performed in 2001, and the in vitro susceptibility of the isolates ramoplanin and other
Ashwin Balagopal et al.
Current opinion in pharmacology, 7(5), 455-458 (2007-07-24)
Clostridium difficile disease is the major, known cause of nosocomial diarrhea and is an emerging cause of community-associated diarrhea. Recent outbreaks due to a strain of apparent increased virulence, BI/NAP1, and recognition of increasing metronidazole treatment failures as well as
Xiao Fang et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 19(21), 6189-6191 (2009-09-29)
Ramoplanin is a potent lipoglycodepsipeptide antibiotic that is active against a wide range of Gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE). It acts as an inhibitor of peptidoglycan (PG) biosynthesis that disrupts glycan chain polymerization by
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