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Chloramphenicol
- CAS number
- 56-75-7
- Molecular formula
- C11H12Cl2N2O5
- Molecular weight
- 323.13 g/mol
About this molecule
An antibiotic first isolated from cultures of Streptomyces venezuelae in 1947 but now produced synthetically. It has a relatively simple structure and was the first broad-spectrum antibiotic to be discovered. It acts by interfering with bacterial protein synthesis and is mainly bacteriostatic. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 29th ed, p106) The FDA has withdrawn all oral drug products containing chloramphenicol, due to the high risk of fatal aplastic anemia associated with this specific route of administration.
Source: DrugBank, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- 2,2-dichloro-N-[(1R,2R)-1,3-dihydroxy-1-(4-nitrophenyl)propan-2-yl]acetamide
- InChIKey
- WIIZWVCIJKGZOK-RKDXNWHRSA-N
- SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1[C@H]([C@@H](CO)NC(=O)C(Cl)Cl)O)[N+](=O)[O-]
- Other CAS numbers recorded
- 125440-98-4 · 2787-09-9
- PubChem CID
- 5959
Also known as
chloramphenicol · Chlornitromycin · Levomycetin · Chlorocid · Levomicetina · Chloroamphenicol · Globenicol · Alficetyn
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