Kanamycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic often used to select for bacteria which have been successfully transformed with a plasmid conferring kanamycin resistance. Kanamycin is very soluble in aqueous solution at 92.3 mg/mL.

Standard grade kanamycin is composed of a mixture of three different fractions: Kanamycin A, B, and C. TOKU-E offers five forms of kanamycin:

• Kanamycin sulfate
• Kanamycin acid sulfate (both BP grade and EP grade)
• Kanamycin A sulfate, EvoPure®
• Kanamycin B sulfate, EvoPure®

EvoPure® products are purified single antibiotic fractions, most >99% pure. High purityEvoPure® kanamycin products can be used to analyze the specific effects of individual kanamycin fractions.

CAS Number

64013-70-3

Molecular Formula

C₁₈H₃₆N₄O₁₁ · 2 H₂SO₄

Molecular Weight

680.65 g/mol

Mechanism of Action

Aminoglycosides target the 30S ribosomal subunit resulting in an inability to read mRNA ultimately producing a faulty or nonexistent protein.

Storage Conditions

2-8 °C

Tariff Code

2941.90.1010

Spectrum

Kanamycin is a broad spectrum antibiotic; however, it is mostly used against aerobic gram negative bacteria.

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