MP Biomedicals Antibiotics, Antimycotics & Preservatives
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Cefsulodin Sodium Salt
MP BiomedicalsCefsulodin is a third generation cephalosporin antibiotic that has very specific activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It has no significant activity against other Gram-negative bacteria and very limited activity against Gram-positive bacteria and anaerobic bacteria. Cefuslodin is most…
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G418 Disulfate, Phytopure™
MP BiomedicalsG418 is an aminoglycoside related to Gentamicin and is toxic to bacteria, yeast, higher plants, mammalian cells, protozoans and helminths. It blocks polypeptide synthesis in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and is useful for selection of genetically engineered eukarytoic cells in culture.
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Nalidixic Acid Sodium Salt
MP BiomedicalsNalidixic acid sodium salt is an antibacterial agent (synthetic quinolone antibiotic), which is inhibitor of bacterial DNA polymerase (DNA gyrase) & avian myeloblastoma virus reverse transcriptase. Inhibits nucleic acid and protein synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Typically used at a…
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Ampicillin
MP BiomedicalsAmpicillin is a semi-synthetic derivative of penicillin, active as a broad-spectrum antibiotic. It is inactivated by beta-lactamases and for this reason a beta-lactamase inhibitor should be considered when using ampicillin. Against gram-positive bacteria, ampicillin has a similar mode of action as…
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Gentamicin Sulfate Reagent Solution
MP BiomedicalsGentamicin Sulfate Reagent Solution is recommended for use in cell culture applications at 5 ml/L and used as a selection agent (gentamicin-resistance gene) in molecular biology applications. Gentamicin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic complex produced by fermentation of Micromonospora purpurea…
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Penicillin-Streptomycin
MP BiomedicalsSuitability: Suitable for cell culture Key Applications: Cell culture media supplement Product Type: Biochemicals Chemical Class: Antibiotics
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Staurosporine from Streptomyces species
MP BiomedicalsStaurosporin is an antibiotic which is isolated from Streptomyces species, possesses inhibitory activity against fungi and yeasts. It is potent inhibitor of phospolipid/Ca2+ dependent and cyclic nucleotide dependent protein kinases, a potent protein kinase inhibitor useful as a tool for studies on…
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Kanamycin Solution
MP BiomedicalsKanamycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic effective against mycoplasma, gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. It is used in biotechnology applications to inhibit protein synthesis. Mode of Action: Binds to 70S ribosomal subunit; inhibits translocation; elicits miscoding. Antimicrobial…
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Mycoplasma Removal Agent
MP BiomedicalsApplications Mycoplasma Removal Agent (MRA) eliminates mycoplasma contamination from cell cultures. The cytotoxicity of MRA is low and cell toxicity is rare when used at the recommended concentration. For specific function of any cell, however, it is recommended that the retention of desired…
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Metronidazole
MP BiomedicalsMetronidazole ia an antiprotozoal (Trichomonas), a limited spectrum antibiotic that actively deters the growth of protozoa, anaerobic gram-positive, and anaerobic gram-negative bacteria. Metronidazole suppress protozoans such as Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia and Trichomonas vaginalis.…
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Penicillin G Sodium Salt
MP BiomedicalsPenicillin G also known as benzylpenicillin. It exert a bacteriocidal as well as a bacteriostatic effect on susceptible bacteria by interfering with the final stages of the synthesis of peptidoglycan, a substance in the bacterial cell wall. Penicillin G is a narrow spectrum antibiotic derived…
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Gentamicin sulfate, 50 mg/mL, 10 mL
MP BiomedicalsGentamicin Sulfate Solution is effective against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, as well as mycoplasma.
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Fluconazole
MP BiomedicalsFluconazole is a subclass of the synthetic triazole antifungal agents. A highly selective inhibitor of fungal cytochrome P-450 sterol C-14 a-demethylation. Fluconazole is a potent inhibitor of CYP2C9. Fluconazole interferes with fungal ergosterol synthesis and downregulates the metallothionein gene.
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Blasticidin S Hydrochloride, Phytopure™, 250 mg
MP BiomedicalsBroad spectrum nucleoside antibiotic. Inhibits protein synthesis in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Suitable for selection of cells carrying plasmids conferring blasticidin resistance. Blasticidin S inhibits hydrolysis of peptidyl-tRNA induced by release factors. It enhances the binding of…
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Cytochalasin D from Zygosporium Mansoni
MP BiomedicalsCytochalasin D is a cell permeable fungal toxin that binds to the barbed end of actin filaments inhibiting both the association and dissociation of subunits. This compound causes the disruption of actin filaments and inhibition of actin polymerization. Synonyms: Zygosporin A,…
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Amikacin
MP BiomedicalsAmikacin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic used to treat different types of bacterial infections. Amikacin works by binding to the bacterial 30S ribosomal subunit, causing misreading of mRNA and leaving the bacterium unable to synthesize proteins vital to its growth. Amikacin must be given by the…
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Ampicillin Sodium Salt
MP BiomedicalsCell Culture Reagent, White Powder CAS Number: 69-52-3 Molecular Formula: C16H18N3O4SNa Molecular Weight: 371.4 Ampicillin sodium salt is a semi-synthetic derivative of penicillin, active as a broad-spectrum antibiotic. It is inactivated by…
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Ampicillin Trihydrate
MP BiomedicalsAmpicillin is a semi-synthetic derivative of penicillin, active as a broad-spectrum antibiotic. It is inactivated by beta-lactamases and for this reason a beta-lactamase inhibitor should be considered when using ampicillin. Against gram-positive bacteria, ampicillin has a similar mode of action as…
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Tunicamycin from Streptomyces sp.
MP BiomedicalsTunicamycin is a mixture of Tunicamycins A, B, C and D. It is a nucleoside antibiotic active in vitro against Gram-positive bacteria, yeasts, fungi, and viruses. Tunicamycin has been used to study the effect of N-linked glycosylation of human proton-coupled folate transporter (HsPCFT) in HeLa…
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Chloroquine Diphosphate Salt
MP BiomedicalsChloroquine Diphosphate salt is a member of the quinolone family and a lysosomotropic agent (accumulate inside the acidic parts of the cell). This accumulation leads to inhibition of lysosomal enzymes that require an acidic pH, and prevents fusion of endosomes and lysosomes. Chloroquine…
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Penicllin-Streptomycin-Amphotericin B
MP BiomedicalsThis triple antibiotic solution contains penicillin (10,000 IU/mL), streptomycin (10 mg/mL), and amphotericin B (25 μg/mL). Applications Penicllin-Streptomycin-Amphotericin B is used to supplement cell culture media. It is effective against yeast, fungi, gram-positive and gram-negative…
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G418 Sulfate Solution
MP BiomedicalsG418 Sulfate is used as a selective antibiotic in the concentration range of 100 - 200 µg/mL for bacteria, or 200 – 500 µg/mL for most mammalian cells. It is also used for the selection of transfected mammalian cells, yeast, dictyostelium, plant and bacteria. G418 Sulfate is an…
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Mitomycin C
MP BiomedicalsMitomycin C is the most widely used of the Mitomycin antibiotics because it is the least toxic and with the most potent antitumor activity. Inhibitor of DNA synthesis, nuclear division, and cancer cells. Antibacterial to gram positive, gram negative, acid-fast bacilli. Mitomycin C…
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Amphotericin B
MP BiomedicalsAmphotericin B is a polyene antifungal antibiotic from Streptomyces sp. It has a high affinity for sterols, primarily ergosterols, of fungal and bacterial cell membranes. It is an antibiotic solution effective against yeast and other fungi. Amphotericin B may be toxic to some insect cell types.…
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Penicillin G Potassium Salt
MP BiomedicalsPenicillin G is a narrow spectrum antibiotic. Active against gram-positive and gram-negative aerobic and anaerobic bacteria Inhibits cell wall synthesis Stable against hydrolysis by β-lactamases, such as penicillinases and cephalosporinases The drug of choice for Streptococcus…
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Spectinomycin is an aminocyclitol antibiotic, closely related to the aminoglycosides, it inhibits protein synthesis (elongation) by interfering with peptidyl tRNA translocation. Mutation in rpsE (the gene for ribosomal protein S5) prevents binding of spectinomycin. Specinomycin is used in cell…
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Penicillin G Potassium Salt
MP BiomedicalsPenicillin G potassium Salt is a salt of Penicillin G. Penicillin G is a hydrophobic, β-lactam antibiotic produced by Penicillium spp. Penicillin G is also known as benzylpenicillin and contains a 6’ phenylacetyl side chain. In acid aqueous solutions, Penicillin is reported to decompose…
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Cefoperazone Sodium Salt
MP BiomedicalsCefoperazone sodium salt is a broad spectrum third generation cephalosporin antibiotic that has similar antimicrobial activity to ceftazidime. It is active against Pseudomonoas aeruginosa and it has enhanced activity against Enterobacteriaceae and Bacteroides sp. in the presence of the…
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Tamoxifen
MP BiomedicalsTamoxifen is a Protein Kinase C inhibitor. It induces apoptosis in human malignant glioma cell lines. Tamoxifen and its metabolite 4-hydroxytamoxifen are selective estrogen response modifiers (SERMs) that act as estrogen antagonists in mammary gland. Blocks estradiol-stimulated VEGF production in…
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Indomethacin
MP BiomedicalsIndomethacin, an anti-inflammatory agent, inhibits Cox-1 and Cox-2 (cyclooxygenases) with selectivity for Cox-1 (IC50 of 230 nM) over Cox-2 (IC50 of 630 nM). Additionally, Indomethacin displays adipogenic actions via binding and activation of PPARγ (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor…
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G418 Sulfate
MP BiomedicalsProduct Description Antibiotic. Cytotoxic to prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells by inhibiting the protein synthesis. Apoptosis inducer. Widely employed in the selection of eukaryotic expression vectors, in combination with either aminoglycoside phosphotransferase 3' or APH II. Antiviral. …
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Sorbic Acid
MP BiomedicalsSorbic acid (2,4-hexadienoic acid) is a straight chain unsaturated fatty acid. It is an antimicrobial agent. The antimicrobial action of sorbic acid is due to its inhibitory influence on various enzymes in the microbial cell such as enzymes involved in carbohydrate metabolism such as enolase and…