geneticin

An aminoglycoside antibiotic produced by Micromonospora rhodorangea. It blocks polypeptide synthesis by inhibiting the elongation step in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

• Code: CHEBI:42768
• Source: CHEBI
• Alternative labels: (1R,2S,3S,4R,6S)-4,6-diamino-3-[3-deoxy-4-C-methyl-3-(methylamino)-beta-L-arabinopyranosyloxy]-2-hydroxycyclohexyl 2-amino-2,7-dideoxy-D-glycero-alpha-D-gluco-heptopyranoside Geneticin G 418 G418 antibiotic G 418 GENETICIN