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Sigma-Aldrich

Erythromycin standard solution

1 mg/mL in H2O

Synonym(s):

Erythromycin from Streptomyces erythreus

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C37H67NO13
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
733.93
Beilstein:
8183758
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
51282304
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.85

biological source

Streptomyces erythreus (strains)

Agency

EPA 1694

form

liquid

concentration

1 mg/mL in H2O

color

colorless

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-positive bacteria

application(s)

environmental

Mode of action

protein synthesis | interferes

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC[C@H]1OC(=O)[C@H](C)C(O[C@H]2C[C@@](C)(OC)[C@@H](O)[C@H](C)O2)C(C)C(OC3O[C@H](C)C[C@@H]([C@H]3O)N(C)C)[C@](C)(O)C[C@@H](C)C(=O)[C@H](C)C(O)[C@]1(C)O

InChI

1S/C37H67NO13/c1-14-25-37(10,45)30(41)20(4)27(39)18(2)16-35(8,44)32(51-34-28(40)24(38(11)12)15-19(3)47-34)21(5)29(22(6)33(43)49-25)50-26-17-36(9,46-13)31(42)23(7)48-26/h18-26,28-32,34,40-42,44-45H,14-17H2,1-13H3/t18-,19-,20+,21+,22-,23+,24+,25-,26+,28-,29+,30-,31+,32-,34+,35-,36-,37-/m1/s1

InChI key

ULGZDMOVFRHVEP-RWJQBGPGSA-N

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General description

Chemical structure: macrolide

Application

Erythromycin is an antibiotic produced by growth of certain strains of Streptomyces erythreus. This product is composed largely of erythromycin A with small amounts of erythromycins B and C and is recommended for concentration at 100 mg/L. Concentrations between 50 and 200 mg/L have also proven effective in controlling bacterial growth. Erythromycin has been used as a motilin receptor agonist, to block respiratory glycoconjugate secretion in human airways in vitro, and for selecting plasmid-cured and recombinant lactococcus lactis MG1363 strains. .

Biochem/physiol Actions

Mode of Action: Erythromycin acts by inhibiting elongation at the transpeptidation step, specifically aminoacyl translocation from the A-site to P-site by binding to the 50s subunit of the bacterial 70s rRNA complex.

Antimicrobial Spectrum: This product acts against both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria.

Packaging

10 ml

Caution

This Erythromycin solution is concentrated at 1 mg/mL in H2O and is stable in solution at 37°C for 3 days. Stock solutions should be stored at 2-8°C.

Other Notes

Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Store under inert gas.

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Pier Carlo Braga et al.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 50(4), 457-460 (2002-10-03)
The aim of this study was to use atomic force microscopy (AFM), an innovative type of microscopy, to investigate the different behaviours of erythromycin A (a 14-membered ring) and rokitamycin (a 16-membered ring) in disrupting the morphology of Streptococcus pyogenes
J I Alós et al.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 51(2), 333-337 (2003-02-04)
In 1998 we conducted a multicentre study in Spain on the susceptibility of Streptococcus pyogenes isolates to different 14-, 15- and 16-membered macrolides and clindamycin, in which the number of strains examined was proportional to the number of inhabitants in
Agot Aakra et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 49(6), 2246-2259 (2005-05-27)
A transcriptional profile of Enterococcus faecalis V583 (V583) treated with erythromycin is presented. This is the first study describing a complete transcriptional profile of Enterococcus. E. faecalis is a common and nonvirulent bacterium in many natural environments, but also an
Christoph Czarnetzki et al.
JAMA surgery, 150(8), 730-737 (2015-06-18)
Patients undergoing emergency procedures under general anesthesia have impaired gastric emptying and are at high risk for aspiration of gastric contents. Erythromycin has strong gastric prokinetic properties. To evaluate the efficacy of erythromycin lactobionate in gastric emptying in patients undergoing
Pedro Hinarejos et al.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 95(9), 769-774 (2013-05-03)
The use of antibiotic-loaded cement is believed to prevent infection in primary total knee arthroplasty, but there is a lack of randomized studies to support this concept. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of an antibiotic-loaded

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