Hygromycin B – 1 g

Brand:
Cayman
CAS:
31282-04-9
Storage:
-20
UN-No:
De Minimis - 3462 / 6.1

Hygromycin B is an antibiotic which is used in molecular and cell biology to select for transformed cells expressing the hygromycin resistance gene.{22697,22695} It is an aminoglycoside produced by the bacterium S. hygroscopicus which kills prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells by inhibiting protein synthesis.{22696,22442} The hygromycin resistance gene (hyg or hph) encodes a phosphotransferase which inhibits hygromycin through phosphorylation.{22695}  

 

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An antibiotic which is used in molecular and cell biology to select for transformed cells expressing the hygromycin resistance gene; kills prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells by inhibiting protein synthesis


Formal name: O-6-amino-6-deoxy-L-glycero-D-galacto-heptopyranosylidene-(1→2-3)-O-β-D-talopyranosyl-(1→5)-2-deoxy-N3-methyl-D-streptamine

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Molecular weight: 527.5

CAS: 31282-04-9

Purity: ≥85%

Formulation: A crystalline solid


Product Type|Biochemicals|Natural Products|Microbial Metabolites||Research Area|Epigenetics, Transcription, & Translation|RNA, DNA, & Protein Synthesis