Erythromycin a dihydrate

• CAS: 59319-72-1
• Catalog Number: ACM59319721
• Category: Inhibitors
• Molecular Weight: 751.945
• Molecular Formula: C₃₇H₆₇NO₁₃.H₂O
• Description: Erythromycin A dihydrate is a macrolide antibiotic produced by actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus with a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity. Erythromycin A dihydrate binds to bacterial 50S ribosomal subunits and inhibits RNA-dependent protein synthesis by blockage of transpeptidation and/or translocation reactions, without affecting synthesis of nucleic acid. Erythromycin A dihydrate also exhibits antitumor and neuroprotective effect in different fields of research.