Streptomycin structure

In addition to the above modifications of the streptomycin structure there exists a fourth compound, mannosidostreptomycin (streptomycin B), this compound is an a mannoside of streptomycin (Fig. 4). 

The application of the above methods of calculation has shown that the quasi-diffusion of organic counterions is profundly affected by both the amount of the crosslinking agent in a crosslinked polyelectrolyte and the method of formation of the crosslinked structure [109-112]. Fig. 28 shows the dependence of diffusion coefficients for streptomycin ions on the amount of the crosslinking... 

Reductive desulfurization with Raney nickel of the mercaptolysis products of streptomycin has supplied one of the keys to the elucidation of the structure and configuration of that antibiotic. Since the chemistry of streptomycin has recently been reviewed37 the reactions discussed here will be considered solely as examples of hydrogenolysis and their bearing upon the problem of the structure and configuration of streptomycin will be ignored. 

There should be no confusion between Eubacteria and Archaea, though both are unicellular and both lack nuclei and subcellular organelles. In addition to differences in the structures of certain RNA molecules, there are a number of other clear distinctions between the two domains. There are distinct sensitivities to antibiotics. For example, antibiotics such as kanamycin and streptomycin that are effective against a broad spectrum of bacteria have no effect on archaeans. Moreover, the genetic complement of Eubacteria and Archaea are distinct about 30% of all Archaea genes are unique to archaeans. Finally, the lipids that constitute the cell membrane are distinct. There are clear and compelling distinctions between these two great domains of life. 

Ramakrishnan and co-workers 3-A crystal structures of two different aminoglycosides (paromomycin and streptomycin) bound to the 30S subunit laid to rest much of the debate concerning the binding mode of aminoglycoside antibiotics. Paromomycin was found bound to the major groove of helix 44 (H44), confirming mutagenesis studies that had been carried out previously. ... 

Tetracyclines are a family of antibiotics which display a characteristic 4-fused-core ring structure (Figure 1.16). They exhibit broad antimicrobial activity and induce their effect by inhibiting protein synthesis in sensitive microorganisms. Chlortetracycline was the first member of this family to be discovered (in 1948). Penicillin G and streptomycin were the only antibiotics in use at that time, and chlortetracycline was the first antibiotic employed therapeutically that retained its antimicrobial properties upon oral administration. Since then, a number of additional tetracyclines have been discovered (all produced by various strains of Streptomyces), and a variety of semi-synthetic derivatives have also been prepared (Table 1.18). 

Streptomycin, chemistry of, 3, 337-384 Structural chemistry, of fungal polysaccharides, 23, 367-417 of the hemicelluloses, 14, 429-468 Structure, molecular, of cellulose, 19, 219-246 of dextran, 15, 341-369 of glycogens, 12, 261-298 of polysaccharide gels and networks,... 

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