Hygromycin B

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Hygromycin B is an antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces hygroscopicus. It is an aminoglycoside that kills bacteria fungi and higher eukaryotic cells by inhibiting protein synthesis.

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ATC prefix

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CAS number

31282-04-9

IUPAC name

(3' R3aS4S4' R5' R6R6' R7S7aS)-4-[(1R2S3R5S6R)-3-amino-26-dihydroxy-5-(methylamino)cyclohexyl]oxy-6'-[(1S)-1-amino-2-hydroxyethyl]-6-(hydroxymethyl)-tetrahydro-3aH-spiro13]dioxolo[45-c]pyran-22'-oxane]-3'4'5'7-tetrol

PubChem

35766