Bioactivity | Streptomycin (Agrept) is an effective antibiotic against M. tuberculosis, is used for the research of tuberculosis (TB). Streptomycin also is a bacteriocidal agent that can be used for the research of a number of bacterial infections. Streptomycin can bind strongly to nucleic acids, interferes and blocks protein synthesis while permitting continued RNA and DNA synthesis. Streptomycin, as a common antibiotic used in culture media, also is a blocker of stretch-activated and mechanosensitive ion channels in neurons and cardiac myocytes [1][2][3]. | ||||||||||||
Invitro | Streptomycin is a potent inhibitor of the hypotonicity-induced Ca2+entry and Cl− channel activity[3]. | ||||||||||||
Name | Streptomycin | ||||||||||||
CAS | 57-92-1 | ||||||||||||
Formula | C21H39N7O12 | ||||||||||||
Molar Mass | 581.57 | ||||||||||||
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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