Tigecycline
Tigecycline
$90.00 - 1 mg
$315.00 - 5 mg
All prices in Australian dollars
- Code
- BIA-T1371
- Synonyms
- Glycylcycline, GAR 936, 9-t-Butylglycylamidominocycline
- CAS #
- 220620-09-7
- Molecular Formula
- C29H39N5O8
- Molecular Weight
- 585.7
- Purity
- >95% by HPLC
- Long Term Storage
- -20°C
- Solubility
- Soluble in ethanol, methanol, DMF or DMSO. Poor water solubility.
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Application Notes
Tigecycline is a semi-synthetic tetracycline prepared by the introduction of a tert-butylaminoacetamido group into a previously unexplored and unsubstituted region of existing tetracyclines. Like other tetracyclines, tigecycline acts by reversibly binding to the 30S ribosomal subunit and inhibits protein translation by blocking entry of aminoacyl-tRNA into the ribosome A site. The enhanced activity can be attributed to stronger binding affinity, thus minimising the impact of existing mechanisms of resistance. Tigecycline is regarded as the first of a new class of glycylcyline antibiotics. Critical comparison to the tetracycline class appears to be lacking in the literature.
References
- Synthesis and antibacterial activity of 9-substituted minocycline derivatives. Suma P-E. et al., Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2006, 16, 400.
- Tigecycline: First of a new class of antimicrobial agents. Rose W.E. & Rybak M.J. Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy 2006, 26, 1099.