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Amikacin Ready Made Solution

25 mg/mL in water

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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
51281632
NACRES:
NA.76

form

liquid

Quality Level

specific activity

Antibacterial

concentration

25 mg/mL in water

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria
Gram-positive bacteria
mycobacteria

Mode of action

protein synthesis | interferes

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

O=C([C@@H](O)CCN)N[C@H]1[C@H](O[C@@H]2[C@H](O)[C@@H](N)[C@H](O)[C@@H](CO)O2)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O[C@@H]3[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](CN)O3)[C@@H](N)C1.O=S(O)(O)=O.[F,Cl,Br,I]

InChI

1S/C22H43N5O13.H2O4S/c23-2-1-8(29)20(36)27-7-3-6(25)18(39-22-16(34)15(33)13(31)9(4-24)37-22)17(35)19(7)40-21-14(32)11(26)12(30)10(5-28)38-21;1-5(2,3)4/h6-19,21-22,28-35H,1-5,23-26H2,(H,27,36);(H2,1,2,3,4)/t6-,7+,8-,9+,10+,11-,12+,13+,14+,15-,16+,17-,18+,19-,21+,22+;/m0./s1

InChI key

HIBICIOPDUTNRR-XTHCGPPUSA-N

General description

Amikacin is semisynthetic aminoglycoside antibiotic derived from kanamycin A. Amikacin has broad spectrum activity against serious gram-negative bacilli drug resistant infections and also mycobacteria type infections. Amikacin binds to 30S bacterial ribosomal subunit causing a change of conformation, thus disrupting mRNA’s interaction with tRNA and hampering bacterial growth. Amikacin also showed potency against some gram-positive bacteria like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Amikacin is extensively used for multidrug resistant tuberculosis treatment with 1ug/mL MIC value against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Additionally, Amikacin MIC studies of gram negative and gram positive bacteria showed MIC distribution range of 0.094-48µg/ml. Several other studies showed that Amikacin has a synergistic effect combined with β-lactams against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus spp. strains and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Amikacin is additionally used for wound healing assays at concentration of 250 µg/mL.

Other Notes

The suggested concentration of Amikacin for assays is 0.094-250 µg/mL therefore, it is recommended to dilute the ready made solution 1:100-266,000. Amikacin:Sulfate ratio 1:1.8

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Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Hideo Kato et al.
Drugs in R&D, 17(1), 177-187 (2017-01-08)
Amikacin has been one of the important antimicrobial agents against Gram-negative pathogens. However, there is discrepancy regarding the amikacin initial dosage, with some reports recently recommending ≥25 mg/kg and others the conventional dosage (15-20 mg/kg). Hence, we evaluated the optimal initial dosing
Henri Sueke et al.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 51(5), 2519-2524 (2009-12-19)
To determine the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 12 antimicrobials in current ophthalmic use and 4 potentially new alternatives against isolates from bacterial keratitis. Bacteria were collected from cases of bacterial keratitis in six centers in the United Kingdom between
Yun-Hsin Wang et al.
Toxics, 8(4) (2020-11-26)
(1) Background: Amikacin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic used for treating gram-negative bacterial infections in cancer patients. In this study, our aims are to investigate the migratory inhibition effects of amikacin in human MDA-MB-231 cells. (2) Methods: We used a wound-healing
P Juréen et al.
Journal of clinical microbiology, 48(5), 1853-1858 (2010-03-20)
The aminoglycosides and cyclic polypeptides are essential drugs in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, underscoring the need for accurate and reproducible drug susceptibility testing (DST). The epidemiological cutoff value (ECOFF) separating wild-type susceptible strains from non-wild-type strains is an important
In vitro activity effects of combinations of cephalothin, dicloxacillin, imipenem, vancomycin and amikacin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus spp. strains
Miranda-Novales, Guadalupe, et al
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 5, 1-5 (2006)

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