Kanamycin sulfate

Name: Kanamycin sulfate
SKU: FSA450811000

Kanamycin sulfate, CAS # 25389-94-0, is an aminoglycoside sulfate salt with antibacterial activity.

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Chemical Name or MaterialKanamycin sulfate

TypeKanamycin Sulfate

CAS25389-94-0

PackagingGlass Bottle

Quantity100 g

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Acros Organics product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Acros Organics product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

General Description

Kanamycin sulfate is the sulfate salt form of kanamycin A
It was isolated from Streptomyces kanamyceticus
This compound inhibits translocation during protein biosynthesis. It binds to the 30S ribosomal subunit, causing misreading of the mRNA sequence

Application

Kanamycin sulfate shows antibacterial activity. It is effective against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, as well as Mycoplasma species
This compound is also involved in translating prokaryotic ribosomes
In molecular biology experiments, it is commonly used to select and isolate transformants expressing the kanamycin resistance gene, and plants that have the NPT II (APH3) gene incorporated

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