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paromomycin sulfate

The sulfate salt form of paromomycin, a structural derivative of neomycin, an aminoglycoside antibiotic with amebicidal and bactericidal effects against predominantly aerobic gram-negative bacteria. Paromomycin binds specifically to the RNA oligonucleotide at the A site of bacterial 30S ribosomes, thereby causing misreading and premature termination of translation of mRNA and inhibition of protein synthesis followed by cell death.
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Synonym:aminosidine sulfate
humycin sulfate
paramomycin sulfate
US brand name:Humatin
Chemical structure:D-Streptamine, O-2-amino-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)-O-(O-2,6-diamino-2,6-dideoxy-beta-L-idopyranosyl-(1->3)-beta-D-ribofuranosyl-(1->5))-2-deoxy-, Sulfate(salt)
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