Cell culture tested.
Water-soluble aminoglycoside antibiotic from Streptomyces sp. (1,2). Inhibitor of protein synthesis (3). Differs from other aminoglycoside derivatives in that it is bacteriostatic instead of bactericidal.
Stock solution: 10 mg/ml in distilled water, sterile filtered.
For molecular biology applications standard working concentration is 100 µg/ml and in cell culture 7.5 – 20 mg/l.

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