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Amikacin hydrate

aminoglycoside antibiotic

Synonym(s):

N1-[(S)-4-Amino-2-hydroxybutyryl]kanamycin A

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H43N5O13 · xH2O
CAS Number:
1257517-67-1
Molecular Weight:
585.60 (anhydrous basis)
Beilstein:
1445422
EC Number:
253-538-5
MDL number:
MFCD11045969
UNSPSC Code:
51281632
PubChem Substance ID:
24890796
NACRES:
NA.85

biological source

synthetic

form

powder

color

white to almost white

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria
mycobacteria

Mode of action

protein synthesis | interferes

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

O.NCC[C@H](O)C(=O)N[C@@H]1C[C@H](N)[C@@H](O[C@H]2O[C@H](CN)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]2O)[C@H](O)[C@H]1O[C@H]3O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H](N)[C@H]3O

InChI

1S/C22H43N5O13.H2O/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;/h6-19,21-22,28-35H,1-5,23-26H2,(H,27,36);1H2/t6-,7+,8-,9+,10+,11-,12+,13+,14+,15-,16+,17-,18+,19-,21+,22+;/m0./s1

InChI key

DTSOZYYWEZJFSS-XTHCGPPUSA-N

General description

Chemical structure: aminoglycoside

Application

Amikacin hydrate is used in antimicrobial susceptibility studies of organisms such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Ehrlichia phagocytophila.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Amikacin inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to the 30S ribosome subunit and inducing mRNA misreading. It interferes with the translocation of tRNA from the A-site to the P-site.

Packaging

5G

Other Notes

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

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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M P Goren et al.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 8(5), 278-282 (1989-05-01)
A three-drug antibiotic regimen including vancomycin and amikacin has been recommended as effective treatment in clinical settings in which Gram-positive bacteremias are a serious problem. To determine if vancomycin potentiates the tubular proteinuria associated with amikacin therapy, we studied febrile
G J Alangaden et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 42(5), 1295-1297 (1998-05-21)
An A1400G mutation of the rrs gene was identified in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strain ATCC 35827 and in 13 MTB clinical isolates resistant to amikacin-kanamycin (MICs, >128 microg/ml). High-level cross-resistance may result from such a mutation since MTB has a
H W Horowitz et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 45(3), 786-788 (2001-02-22)
Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis is a recently described disease caused by an obligate intracellular gram-negative organism recently named Ehrlichia phagocytophila. To expand our knowledge of the susceptibility of E. phagocytophila, we tested six New York State isolates for susceptibility to 12
Meenu Sharma et al.
Journal of clinical microbiology, 49(12), 4112-4116 (2011-10-15)
The purpose of this study was to establish a standardized protocol for second-line antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using the Bactec MGIT 960 system in Canadian laboratories. Four Canadian public health laboratories compared the susceptibility testing results of 9
Sophia B Georghiou et al.
PloS one, 7(3), e33275-e33275 (2012-04-06)
Rapid molecular diagnostics for detecting multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (M/XDR-TB) primarily identify mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) genes associated with drug resistance. Their accuracy, however, is dependent largely on the strength of the association between a specific mutation and
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