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ALX-380-013
Revised 12-Jun-08
G418 . sulfate
SYNONYMS
Geneticin
PRODUCT LINE
Natural Products / Antibiotics
PRODUCT CATEGORY
Antibiotics for Molecular Biology Application
Ordering Information
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ALX-380-013-M100
100 mg
20.00 USD
ALX-380-013-M500
500 mg
39.00 USD
ALX-380-013-G001
1 g
48.00 USD
ALX-380-013-G005
5 g
160.00 USD
Product Specification
FORMULA:
C
20
H
40
N
4
O
10
. 2H
2
SO
4
MW:
496.6 . 196.1
CAS NUMBER:
108321-42-2
RTECS:
CB9378500
PURITY:
~98%
APPEARANCE:
White to off-white powder.
SOLUBILITY:
Soluble in water.
ACTIVITY:
Potency: ≥650µg/mg.
SHIPPING:
AMBIENT
LONG TERM STORAGE:
-20°C
USE/STABILITY:
Solutions are stable for 3 to 6 months when stored at -20 °C.
HANDLING:
Avoid freeze/thaw cycles.
Product Description
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 Specific Literature References
Antibiotic G-418, a new Micromonospora-produced aminoglycoside with activity against protozoa and helminths: fermentation, isolation, and preliminary characterization:
G.H. Wagman, et al.; Antimicrob. Agents Chemother.
6
, 144 (1974)
Abstract
Phosphatidylinositol phospholipase C is activated allosterically by the aminoglycoside G418. 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-scyllo-inositol-1-O-dodecylphosphonate and its analogs inhibit glycosylphosphatidylinositol phospholipase C:
J.C. Morris, et al.; J. Biol. Chem.
271
, 15468 (1996)
Abstract
Addition of G418 and other aminoglycoside antibiotics to mammalian cells results in the release of GPI-anchored proteins:
M. Kung, et al.; FEBS Lett.
409
, 333 (1997)
Abstract
Cytochrome c release and endoplasmic reticulum stress are involved in caspase-dependent apoptosis induced by G418:
Q.H. Jin, et al.; Cell. Mol. Life Sci.
61
, 1816 (2004)
Abstract
Expression and distribution of HSP27 in response to G418 in different human breast cancer cell lines:
L. Qian, et al.; Histochem. Cell Biol.
126
, 593 (2006)
Abstract
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Antibiotics - Apoptosis Inducers & Inhibitors
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