- Spectinomycin
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IUPAC_name = (2"R",4a"R",5a"R",6"S",7"S",8"R",9"S",9a"R",10a"S")-
4a,7,9-trihydroxy-2-methyl-6,8-bis(methylamino)
decahydro-4"H"-pyrano [2,3-b] [1,4] benzodioxin-4-one
CAS_number = 1695-77-8
ATC_prefix = J01
ATC_suffix = XX04
ATC_supplemental =
PubChem = 15541
DrugBank = APRD01232
C = 14 | H = 24 | N = 2 | O = 7
molecular_weight = 332.35 g/mol
bioavailability =
protein_bound =
metabolism =
elimination_half-life =
pregnancy_US = B
legal_status = not available in US
routes_of_administration =Spectinomycin (marketed as the
hydrochloride salt spectinomycin hydrochloride under the trade name Trobicin) is anaminocyclitol antibiotic produced by the bacterium "Streptomyces spectabilis ".There was a disruption in the supply in 2001.cite journal |author= |title=From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Update on spectinomycin availability in the United States |journal=JAMA |volume=286 |issue=11 |pages=1308–9 |year=2001 |month=September |pmid=11575327 |doi= |url=http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=11575327]
Mechanism
It binds to the
30S ribosomal subunit in invading bacteria and interrupts protein synthesis.One form of resistance has emerged in the
16S ribosomal RNA inPasteurella multocida .cite journal |author=Kehrenberg C, Schwarz S |title=Mutations in 16S rRNA and ribosomal protein S5 associated with high-level spectinomycin resistance in Pasteurella multocida |journal=Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. |volume=51 |issue=6 |pages=2244–6 |year=2007 |month=June |pmid=17371823 |pmc=1891365 |doi=10.1128/AAC.00229-07 |url=]Uses
It is given by injection to treat
gonorrhea , especially in patients who are allergic topenicillin s.ide effects
Side effects include itching,
chills , stomach-ache, and red rash.References
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