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Erythromycin

tested according to Ph. Eur.

Synonym(s):

Erythromycinum

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C37H67NO13
CAS Number:
114-07-8
Molecular Weight:
733.93
UNSPSC Code:
51282304
NACRES:
NA.76
PubChem Substance ID:
329756889
EC Number:
204-040-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
75279
MDL number:
MFCD00084654
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Quality Level

200

agency

tested according to Ph. Eur.

form

solid

color

white to faint yellow

solubility

H2O: soluble 2 mg/mL, acetone: freely soluble, acetonitrile: freely soluble, alcohol: soluble, amyl acetate: moderately soluble, chloroform: soluble, diethyl ether: soluble, ethyl acetate: freely soluble

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria

application(s)

environmental

mode of action

protein synthesis | interferes

SMILES string

CC[C@H]1OC(=O)[C@H](C)[C@@H](O[C@H]2C[C@@](C)(OC)[C@@H](O)[C@H](C)O2)[C@H](C)[C@@H](O[C@@H]3O[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@@H](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

Gene Information

human ... ABCB1(5243), CYP3A4(1576), MLNR(2862)
mouse ... Abcb1a(18671), Abcb1b(18669)

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

25g

Preparation Note

This product is soluble in water at 2 mg/mL, with a 0.067% solution in water yielding a pH of 8.0-10.5. It is also soluble in ethanol at 50 mg/mL, yielding a clear, colorless to faint yellow solution. It is freely soluble in alcohol, acetone, chloroform, acetonitrile and ethyl acetate but forms salts with acids. All solutions should be protected from light.

Other Notes

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

Disclaimer

This product is stable in solution at 37°C for 3 days. Stock solutions should be stored at 2-8°C.

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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BCCD7834
BCCC1834
BCCB3869
BCBZ1230
BCBV8656

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Articles

抗生素对蛋白质合成的抑制作用

蛋白质合成是一个复杂、多步骤过程，涉及到很多酶以及构象排列。但是，阻碍细菌蛋白质合成的大部分抗生素对该过程的干扰发生在70S细菌核糖体的30S亚基或50S亚基。

Inhibition of Protein Synthesis by Antibiotics

Antibiotics targeting bacterial ribosomes disrupt protein synthesis, a key process in bacterial growth inhibition.

T Peeters et al.
The American journal of physiology, 257(3 Pt 1), G470-G474 (1989-09-01)
Erythromycin A (EMA) is a potent stimulator of gastrointestinal motor activity. In vitro studies suggest that it mimics motilin, a peptide that stimulates motor activity in human and in rabbit via smooth muscle receptors. We have compared the in vitro
Anna C Shore et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 54(12), 4978-4984 (2010-10-06)
The staphylococcal cfr gene mediates resistance to phenicols, lincosamides, oxazolidinones, pleuromutilins, and streptogramin A, a phenotype that has been termed PhLOPS(A). The cfr gene has mainly been associated with coagulase-negative staphylococcal isolates from animals, and only a few cfr-positive methicillin-resistant
Elisabet I Nielsen et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 51(1), 128-136 (2006-10-25)
Dosing of antibacterial agents is generally based on point estimates of the effect, even though bacteria exposed to antibiotics show complex kinetic behaviors. The use of the whole time course of the observed effects would be more advantageous. The aim
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
108693902504061841163886
108693100004061841163862
108693250004061841163879
40166-1G04061826269923
45674-25G-F04061832341644