Paromomycin sulfate

Paromomycin sulfate is an aminoglycoside sulfate salt resulting from the treatment of paromomycin with sulfuric acid. A broad-spectrum antibiotic, it is used to treat acute and chronic intestinal protozoal infections, but is not effective for extraintestinal protozoal infections. It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Aminoglycosides and Leishmaniasis agents. Its therapeutic use is listed as antibiotics. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a fermentation-derived source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Aminoxidin, Farmiglucin, Humagel and Sinosid. Its PubChem CID is 441375.

CAS No 1263-89-4
Molecular Formula C23H47N5O18S
Molecular Weight 713.7 g/mol
Synonyms (2S,3S,4R,5R,6R)-5-amino-2-(aminomethyl)-6-[(2R,3S,4R,5S)-5-[(1R,2R,3S,5R,6S)-3,5-diamino-2-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-amino-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxy-4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-3-yl]oxyoxane-3,4-diol;sulfuric acid

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