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Home/Compounds/API/Kanamycin A
C18H36N4O11
484.5 g/mol
API

Kanamycin

CAS59-01-8EC200-411-7
Category
API
Compound Class
Amine
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Kanamycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic used in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for treating severe bacterial infections, including tuberculosis, when administered by injection or orally. It is not a first-line treatment.

pharmaceutical raw material for antibacterial drug manufacturingingredient in injectable formulations for severe infectionscomponent in tuberculosis treatment regimens

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-2-(aminomethyl)-6-[(1R,2R,3S,4R,6S)-4,6-diamino-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4-amino-3,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol

InChIKey

SBUJHOSQTJFQJX-NOAMYHISSA-N

SMILES

C1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]1N)O[C@@H]2[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O2)CN)O)O)O)O)O[C@@H]3[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O3)CO)O)N)O)N

Synonyms (30)
  • KAN
  • Amikacin EP Impurity D; Kanamycin A
  • Kanamycine [INN-French]
  • Kanamycinum [INN-Latin]
  • KANAMYCIN A
  • KM (the Antibiotic)
  • Kanamicina
  • Kanamicina [Italian]
  • Kanamycin A Deuterated
  • Kanamycin A Deuterated (>90%)
  • Kanamycin A monosulfate
  • Kanamycin Base
  • Kanamycin Complex
  • Kanamycin sulfate
  • Kanamycine
  • Kanamycins
  • Kanamycinum
  • Liposomal Kanamycin
  • kanamycin