Gentamycin-class aminoglycoside antibiotic. Cytotoxic to prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Induces apoptosis. Widely employed in the selection of eukaryotic expression vectors, in combination with either aminoglycoside phosphotransferase 3’ or APH II.
Product Specification
| Alternative Name: | Geneticin |
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| Formula: | C20H40N4O10 . 2H2SO4 |
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| MW: | 496.6 . 196.1 |
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| Source: | Isolated from Micromonospora rhodorangea. |
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| CAS: | 108321-42-2 |
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| RTECS: | CB9378500 |
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| Identity: | Determined by IR. |
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| Appearance: | White to off-white powder. |
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| Activity: | Potency: ≥700 µg/mg |
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| Solubility: | Soluble in water. |
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| Shipping: | Ambient |
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| Long Term Storage: | -20°C |
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| Use/Stability: | Solutions are stable for 3 to 6 months when stored at -20°C. |
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| Handling: | Avoid freeze/thaw cycles. |
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| Scientific Background: | This product is the disulfide salt form of G418 CAS# 49863-47-0. |
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| Technical Info/Product Notes: | The effective killing concentration of this antibiotic will vary as to the cell type, media, growth conditions, and the cells metabolic rate and position in the cell cycle. Effective concentrations have been reported from 100 µg/ml up to 5 mg/ml or greater. When using G418 in a new cell system, a full dose curve is suggested and with each new lot of G418, several points on that curve should be retested, as the potency determined in a standard B. subtilis assay) may not exactly correlate to your system. |
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| Regulatory Status: | RUO - Research Use Only |
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