Compound ID | 2642
Synonym(s): Neamine | negamicin | nebramycin X
Class: Natural product antibiotic
Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
Details of activity: | Active against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
Description: | Degradation product of neomycin after hydrolysis with acid; less potent than neomycin |
Institute where first reported: | The Research Laboratories, The Upjohn Company |
Year first mentioned: | 1951 |
Development status: | Experimental |
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PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/72392 |
Citation: | https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja01150a107 |