Vancomycin is a powerful glycopeptide antibiotic used to treat severe, resistant bacterial infections. Depending on how it is administered, it treats everything from life-threatening bloodstream and bone infections to specific intestinal inflammation. It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Glycopeptides and Peptides. Its therapeutic use is listed as anti-infectives, antibacterials and antibiotics. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a fermentation-derived source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Vancocine, Vanomycin and Vancomycinum. Its PubChem CID is 14969.
Vancomycin
| CAS No | 1404-90-6 |
|---|---|
| Molecular Formula | C66H75Cl2N9O24 |
| Molecular Weight | 1449.2 g/mol |
| Synonyms | (1S,2R,18R,19R,22S,25R,28R,40S)-48-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3-[(2S,4S,5S,6S)-4-amino-5-hydroxy-4,6-dimethyloxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-22-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-5,15-dichloro-2,18,32,35,37-pentahydroxy-19-[[(2R)-4-methyl-2-(methylamino)pentanoyl]amino]-20,23,26,42,44-pentaoxo-7,13-dioxa-21,24,27,41,43-pentazaoctacyclo[26.14.2.23,6.214,17.18,12.129,33.010,25.034,39]pentaconta-3,5,8(48),9,11,14,16,29(45),30,32,34(39),35,37,46,49-pentadecaene-40-carboxylic acid |
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Vancomycin is a powerful glycopeptide antibiotic used to treat severe, resistant bacterial infections. Depending on how it is administered, it treats everything from life-threatening bloodstream and bone infections to specific intestinal inflammation.
The listed CAS number is 1404-90-6.
The listed molecular formula is C66H75Cl2N9O24.
The listed molecular weight is 1449.2 g/mol.
The source lists Vancocine, Vanomycin and Vancomycinum.
Its therapeutic use is listed as anti-infectives, antibacterials and antibiotics.