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PHR1077

Gentamicin Sulfate

Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

Synonym(s):

Gentamicin sulfate salt

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CAS Number:
1405-41-0
PubChem Substance ID:
329823100
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
EC Number:
215-778-9
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Quality Level

300

grade

certified reference material, pharmaceutical secondary standard

agency

traceable to Ph. Eur. G0200000, traceable to USP 1289003

API family

gentamicin

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

-10 to -25°C

SMILES string

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InChI

1S/C21H43N5O7.C20H41N5O7.C19H39N5O7.H2O4S/c1-9(25-3)13-6-5-10(22)19(31-13)32-16-11(23)7-12(24)17(14(16)27)33-20-15(28)18(26-4)21(2,29)8-30-20;1-8(21)12-5-4-9(22)18(30-12)31-15-10(23)6-11(24)16(13(15)26)32-19-14(27)17(25-3)20(2,28)7-29-19;1-19(27)7-28-18(13(26)16(19)24-2)31-15-11(23)5-10(22)14(12(15)25)30-17-9(21)4-3-8(6-20)29-17;1-5(2,3)4/h9-20,25-29H,5-8,22-24H2,1-4H3;8-19,25-28H,4-7,21-24H2,1-3H3;8-18,24-27H,3-7,20-23H2,1-2H3;(H2,1,2,3,4)/t9-,10-,11+,12-,13+,14+,15-,16-,17+,18-,19-,20-,21+;8-,9-,10+,11-,12+,13+,14-,15-,16+,17-,18-,19-,20+;8-,9+,10-,11+,12-,13+,14+,15-,16+,17+,18+,19-;/m110./s1

InChI key

RDEIXVOBVLKYNT-HDZPSJEVSA-N

General description

Gentamicin is an aminoglycoside complex produced by fermentation of Micromonospora purpurea or M. echinospora. It is used as the sulfate salt. There are three components, each consisting of five basic nitrogens and requiresing five equivalents of sulfuric acid per mole of gentamicin base.


This broad-spectrum antibiotic, is widely used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) with therapeutic potential against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.Certified pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to in-house working standards.

Application

Gentamicin Sulfate may be used as a pharmaceutical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in pharmaceutical formulations using different chromatography techniques. It is also used as a selection agent (gentamicin-resistance gene) in cell culture and molecular biology applications. This product is recommended for use at 50 mg/L.
These Secondary Standards are qualified as Certified Reference Materials. These are suitable for use in several analytical applications including but not limited to pharma release testing, pharma method development for qualitative and quantitative analyses, food and beverage quality control testing, and other calibration requirements.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Mode of action: Gentamicin causes codon misreading by binding to the 30S ribosomal subunit, blocking the translocation of peptidyl-tRNA from the acceptor site to the donor site. The bactericidal effect of gentamicin on Pseudomonas aeruginosa is exerted by the binding of gentamicin to the outer membrane, where it displaces natural cations, destabilizes the membrane, and forms holes in the cell surface.

Antimicrobial spectrum: Includes Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, including strains resistant to tetracycline, chloramphenicol, kanamycin and colistin, particularly strains of Pseudomonas, Proteus, Staphylococcus and Streptococcus.

Other Notes

This Certified Reference Material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO 17034 and ISO/IEC 17025. All information regarding the use of this CRM can be found on the certificate of analysis.
To see an example of a Certificate of Analysis for this material enter LRAB3514 in the slot below. This is an example certificate only and may not be the lot that you receive.

Disclaimer

Sterile solutions should be stored at 2-8°C. Solutions have also been shown to be stable at room temperature and in boiling aqueous buffers of pH 2-142.

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hcodes

H317

Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

Regulatory Information

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High-pressure liquid-chromatographic method for determination of gentamicin in plasma
Peng WG, et al.
Clinical Chemistry, 23(10), 1838-1844 (1977)
Determination of gentamicin in pharmaceutical formulations using peroxyoxalate chemiluminescent detection in flow-injection analysis
Fernandez-Ramos MJ, et al.
Talanta, 69(3), 763-768 (2006)
Arul Joseph et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 51(3), 521-531 (2009-10-10)
Gentamicin sulfate is a potent broad spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic which is used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. A reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatographic (RP-HPLC) method has been developed and validated to determine the

Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
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