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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:
114-07-8
Molecular Weight:
733.93
UNSPSC Code:
51282304
NACRES:
NA.85
PubChem Substance ID:
329756912
MDL number:
MFCD00084654
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
8183758
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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

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

Other Notes

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

Disclaimer

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.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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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
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
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