329815

Erythromycin, Streptomyces erythreus

An antibacterial agent. Inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to the 23S RNA in 50S ribosome.

• Synonym(s): Erythromycin, Streptomyces erythreus, Erythromycin A
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₃₇H₆₇NO₁₃
• CAS Number: 114-07-8
• Molecular Weight: 733.93
• MDL number: MFCD00084654
• UNSPSC Code: 12352200

Properties

• Quality Level: 100
• assay: ≥85% (HPLC)
• form: solid
• manufacturer/tradename: Calbiochem^®
• storage condition: OK to freeze
• color: white to off-white
• solubility: ethanol: soluble; methanol: soluble
• shipped in: ambient
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• 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

Description

General description

An antibacterial agent. Inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to ribosomes.

An antibacterial agent. Inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to the 23S RNA in 50S ribosome.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Primary Target
bacteria; protein synthesis

Warning

Toxicity: Standard Handling (A)

Other Notes

Weisblum, B. 1984. Br. Med. Bull.40, 47.
Teraoka, H. 1977. Umsch. Wiss. Tech.77, 347.

Legal Information

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

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable