Synonyms: kanamycin A
kanamycin is an approved drug (FDA (1973))
Compound class:
Natural product
Comment: Kanamycin (also known as kanamycin A) is the main fermentation product of Streptomyces kanamyceticus [2]. Additional products have been subsequently identified, including bekanamycin (kanamycin B), kanamycin C (PubChem CID: 439582), kanamycin D (PubChem CID: 10368104) and kanamycin X (PubChem CID: 25202222).
Kanamycin has activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and belongs to the aminoglycoside class of antibacterial compounds. |
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