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Paromomycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic first isolated from Streptomyces krestomuceticus in the 1950s. It was discovered by Parke Davis now Pfizer and introduced as Humatin in 1960. It is also called monomycin and aminosidine;It is on the World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines a list of the most important medication needed in a basic health system.

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ATC prefix
A07
ATC suffix
AA06
CAS number
1263-89-4
ChEBI
7934
DrugBank
DB01421
IUPAC name
3-hydroxy-cyclohexyl]oxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-34-diol, (2R3S4R5R6S)-5-amino-6-[(1R2S3S4R6S)-, 3-amino-6-(aminomethyl)-45-dihydroxy-oxan-2-yl], 46-diamino-2-[(2S3R4R5R)-4-[(2R3R4R5R6S)-, oxy-3-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-
PubChem
441375

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