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Chloramphenicol

Chloramphenicol, CAS 56-75-7, is a synthetic bacteriostatic antibiotic that inhibits the translation of RNA by blocking the peptidyltransferase reaction on ribosomes.

Synonym(s):

Chloramphenicol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C11H12Cl2N2O5
CAS Number:
56-75-7
Molecular Weight:
323.13
MDL number:
MFCD00078159
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
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Quality Level

100

Assay

≥97% (by Assay)

form

crystalline powder

manufacturer/tradename

Calbiochem®

storage condition

OK to freeze

color

gray to off-white

solubility

water: 2.5 mg/mL
methanol: 35 mg/mL
ethanol: soluble

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

10-30°C

InChI

1S/C11H12Cl2N2O5/c12-10(13)11(18)14-8(5-16)9(17)6-1-3-7(4-2-6)15(19)20/h1-4,8-10,16-17H,5H2,(H,14,18)

InChI key

WIIZWVCIJKGZOK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Synthetic bacteriostatic antibiotic that inhibits the translation of RNA to protein by binding to the 50S ribosomal subunit, blocking the peptidyl transferase reaction. Chloramphenicol resistance is encoded by the resistance gene cat, whose product, chloramphenicol acetyltransferase, inactivates the antibiotic via acetylation. Typically used at 30-50 µg/ml for selection of chloramphenicol-resistant Escherichia coli.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Potency: ≥970 µg/mg
Primary Target
trasnslation of RNA

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.
Lu, J., and Jiang, C. 1993. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.196, 12.
Saltarelli, M.J., et al. 1993. Virol.197, 35.
Holt, J.T. 1992. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci.660, 88.
Maniatis, T., et al. 1989. In Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual, Second Edition. Cold Spring Harbor, NY, p. 1.6, A.6.

Legal Information

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

Pictograms

Health hazardCorrosion
GHS08,GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H318,H351,H361fd

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Repr. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

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