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Viomycin

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Cat.No. 3787 - Viomycin | C25H43N13O10.2H2SO4 | CAS No. 32988-50-4
Description: Antibiotic; inhibits bacterial DNA synthesis
Chemical Name: (S)-3,6-Diamino-N-((3S,9S,12S,15S,Z)3((2R,4S)-6-amino-4-hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridin-2-yl)-9,12-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,5,8,11,14-pentaoxo-6-(ureidomethylene)-1,4,7,10,13-pentaazacyclohexadecan-15-yl)hexanamide disulfate
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Biological Activity

Member of the tuberactinomycin family of antibiotics. Inhibits group I intron splicing and prokaryotic protein synthesis. Freezes bacterial ribosomes in either the pre- or post-translational state. Facilitates trans-cleavage of the Neurospora VS ribozyme.

Licensing Information

Sold for research purposes under agreement from Pfizer Inc.

Technical Data

M. Wt 881.85
Formula C25H43N13O10.2H2SO4
Storage Store at -20°C
CAS Number 32988-50-4
PubChem ID 90488875
InChI Key HMKHTQGEDRQEOM-IGZVKJTASA-N
Smiles O[C@H](N1)C[C@@H]([C@H](C(NC[C@@H](C(N[C@@H](CO)C(N[C@H](C(N2)=O)CO)=O)=O)NC(C[C@@H](N)CCCN)=O)=O)NC(/C2=C/NC(N)=O)=O)NC1=N.OS(O)(=O)=O.OS(O)(=O)=O

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Solubility Data

Solvent Max Conc. mg/mL Max Conc. mM
Solubility
water 66.14 75

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The following data is based on the product molecular weight 881.85. Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to solvent of hydration, which will affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.

Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass 1 mg 5 mg 10 mg
0.75 mM 1.51 mL 7.56 mL 15.12 mL
3.75 mM 0.3 mL 1.51 mL 3.02 mL
7.5 mM 0.15 mL 0.76 mL 1.51 mL
37.5 mM 0.03 mL 0.15 mL 0.3 mL

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References

References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.

Ermolenko et al (2007) The antibiotic viomycin traps the ribosome in an intermediate state of translocation. Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol. 14 493 PMID: 17515906

Hausner et al (1988) The allosteric three-site model for the ribosomal elongation cycle. J.Biol.Chem. 263 13103 PMID: 2843509

Schroeder et al (2000) Modulation of RNA function by aminoglycoside antibiotics. EMBO J. 19 1 PMID: 10619838

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2 Citations for Viomycin

Citations are publications that use Tocris products. Selected citations for Viomycin include:

Samokhvalov et al (2015) PPARδ signaling mediates the cytotoxicity of DHA in H9c2 cells. PLoS One 232 44105 PMID: 25300478

Akbergenov et al (2011) Molecular basis for the selectivity of antituberculosis compounds capreomycin and viomycin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 55 4712 PMID: 21768509

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Viomycin and streptomycin were compared in inhibition of bacterial protein production: Good publishable, would use again.
By Anonymous on 02/13/2019
Species: Human

Viomycin and streptomycin were compared in inhibition of bacterial protein production.Cross-resistance between streptomycin and other aminoglycosides and polypeptides observed.

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