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CAS number 49842-07-1
Molecular weight (C18H37N5O9)2.5H2SO4 = 1425.4
Assay > 634 microg / mg
Tobramycin is an aminoglycoside antibioticum and has a bactericidal action against many gram-negative bacteria. Aminoglycosides are taken into sensitive bacterial cells by an active transport proces. Within the cell; they bind to the 30S and to some extent to the 50S subunits of the bacterial ribosome; inhibiting protein synthesis and generating errors in the transcription of the genetic code.