Neomycin
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Experimental
- target organism: bacteria, mammalian cells
- stock solution: 10mg/ml in water
- working solution: 10-50µg/ml (stable at RT for 5days)
Description
- mode of action: binds to ribosomal components and inhibits protein synthesis.
- mode of resistance: neo/kan resistance gene is an aminoglycoside 3'-phosphotransferase, which inactivates G418, neomycin, and kanamycin by phosphorylation.