MP Biomedicals Antibiotics, Antimycotics & Preservatives
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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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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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Cycloheximide from Microbial
MP BiomedicalsCycloheximide is an antibiotic which is very active against many molds, yeasts, and phytopathogenic fungi. Inhibits peptide synthesis in eukaryotic organisms Used in protein synthesis in apoptosis Study of disease resistance in plant research Cycloheximide (CHX) is an antibiotic…
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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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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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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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Spectinomycin Sulfate
MP BiomedicalsSpectinomycin sulfate is an antibiotic which binds to the 30S subunit to cause misreading. Spectinomycin sulfate is a broad spectrum antibiotic that inhibits protein synthesis (elongation) by binding to the bacterial 30S ribosomal subunit and interfering with peptidyl tRNA translocation.
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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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Nocodazole
MP BiomedicalsApplications Methyl(5-(2-thienylcarbonyl)-1H-benzimidazole-2-yl)carbamate is an anticancer drug that has been shown to interfere with the structure and function of microtubules in interphase and mitotic cells. Malignant cells may be more susceptible to the antimicrotubular effect of nocodazole…
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Streptomycin Sulfate
MP BiomedicalsStreptomycin Sulfate is an aminoglucoside antibiotic in which streptidine is linked glycosidically to the disaccharide streptobiosamine. Inhibit bacterial protein synthesis Gram positive bacteria Gram negative bacteria Mode of Action: Inhibits prokaryote protein synthesis. Binds to…
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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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Puromycin Dihydrochloride
MP BiomedicalsPuromycin is an antibiotic of unique structure and biological activity. It is produced by fermentation using Streptomyces albo-niger. There are four aspects of puromycin's biological activity that are 1) antitumor effect; 2) nephrotoxic action; 3) inhibition of purine and/or protein synthesis…
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TETRACYCLINE, 5 g
MP BiomedicalsTetracyline inhibits gram-positive, gram-negative and mycoplasma. It is used in tetracycline controlled gene expression systems (gene switches) such as the tet-on and tet-off systems. It is also used to select tetracyline resistant colonies in cell culture.
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MCC950 Na
MP BiomedicalsProduct Description Potent, selective and orally available NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitor. Blocks the release of IL-1beta in macrophages primed with LPS and activated with ATP or nigericin, but it does not inhibit NLRP1, NLRC4, AIM2, TLR2 signaling or priming of NLRP3. Prevents…
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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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Kanamycin Monosulfate
MP BiomedicalsKanamycin sulfate is an antimicrobial agent effective against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria and mycoplasma. It binds to the 70S ribosomal subunit, inhibits translocation, and elicits miscoding. Cross-resistance occurs between kanamycin and neomycin, framycetin, and paromomycin, and…
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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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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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Sulfanilamide
MP BiomedicalsSulfanilamide is a molecule containing the sulfonamide functional group attached to an aniline. As a sulfonamide antibiotic, it functions by competitively inhibiting (i.e., by acting as a substrate analogue) enzymatic reactions involving para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA). PABA is needed in enzymatic…
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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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Rifamycin SV Sodium Salt
MP BiomedicalsRifamycin SV is a broad-spectrum semisynthetic antimicrobial agent of the rifamycin group. Rifamycin SV is used to study potential genes, such as rif15 and rif16, which may be involved in the conversion of rifamycin SV into rifamycin B. It is a potential treatment for traveler’s diarrhea…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Tetracycline Hydrochloride
MP BiomedicalsTetracycline is a broad spectrum polyketide antibiotic with clinical uses in treating bacterial infections such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, typush fever, tick fevers, Q fever, and Brill-Zinsser disease and to treat upper respiratory infections and acne. It has been used in studies of multidrug…
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Cycloheximide
MP BiomedicalsCycloheximide is a glutarimide antibiotic derived from a microbial source. Cycloheximide is an antibiotic which is very active against many molds, yeasts, and phytopathogenic fungi. It exhibits somewhat lower activity against bacteria and certain fungi. Control of various molds and fungi in…
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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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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,…