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CAS number 3810-74-0
Molecular weight (C21H39N7O12)2.3H2SO4 = 1457.4
Assay > 720 IU / mg
Streptomycin is an aminoglycoside antibioticum and has a bactericidal action against many gram-negative bacteria. Aminoglycosides are transported into sensitive bacterial cells by an active transport proces. Within the cell; it binds to the 30S sub-unit (S12 protein); inhibiting protein syn-thesis and generating errors in the transcripton of the genetic code.