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SBR00068

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Streptomycin Ready Made Solution

100 mg/mL in water

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CAS Number:

form

liquid

Quality Level

specific activity

(Antibacterial)

concentration

100 mg/mL in water

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria
Gram-positive bacteria
mycobacteria

mode of action

protein synthesis | interferes

storage temp.

−20°C

General description

Chemical structure: aminoglycoside

Application

Streptomycin is used to study mechanisms of streptomycin resistance and is often used together with penicillin and other agents to inhibit bacterial contamination in cell culture applications. It is recommended for use in molecular biology applications at 25-50 μg/mL, in cell culture applications at 100 mg/L and in embryo culture at 50 mg/L.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Mode of Action: Streptomycin acts by inhibiting prokaryote protein synthesis by binding to the S12 protein of the 30S ribosomal subunit, thus preventing the transition from imitation complex to chain-elongating ribosome. This causes miscoding or inhibits initiation.

Mode of Resistance: A mutation in rpsL, a gene for S12 ribosomal protein, prevents binding of streptomycin to the ribosome. An aminoglycoside phosphotransferase also inactivates streptomycin.

Antimicrobial spectrum: Streptomycin acts against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria.

Storage and Stability

  • Streptomycin ready made solution contains 100 mg/mL streptomycin sulfate in water.
  • Streptomycin: sulfate salt ratio is 1:1.5.
  • The product is packed under aseptic conditions.

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Health hazard

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Warning

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Hazard Classifications

Repr. 2

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

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WGK 3


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