Title:  Apramycin 
CAS Registry Number:  37321-09-8 
CAS Name:  O-4-Amino-4-deoxy-a-D-glucopyranosyl-(1®8)-O-(8R)-2-amino-2,3,7-trideoxy-7-(methylamino)-D-glycero-a-D-allo-octodialdo-1,5:8,4-dipyranosyl-(1®4)-2-deoxy-D-streptamine 
Additional Names:  4-O-[3a-amino-6a-[(4-amino-4-deoxy-a-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy]-2,3,4,4ab,6,7,8aa-octahydro-8b-hydroxy-7b-(methylamino)pyranopyrano[3,2-b]pyran-2a-yl]-2-deoxy-D-streptamine;  nebramycin factor 2 
Manufacturers' Codes:  EL-857;  EL-857/820;  47657 
Trademarks:  Apralan (Elanco) 
Molecular Formula:  C21H41N5O11 
Molecular Weight:  539.58 
Percent Composition:  C 46.74%, H 7.66%, N 12.98%, O 32.62% 
Literature References:  Broad spectrum aminocyclitol antibiotic and component of the nebramycin complex, produced by a strain of Streptomyces tenebrarius:  R. Q. Thompson, E. A. Presti, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 1967, 332; W. M. Stark, US 3691279 (1972 to Lilly).  Structure, abs config and properties:  S. O'Connor et al., J. Org. Chem. 41, 2087 (1976).  13C-NMR:  E. Wenkert, E. W. Hagaman, ibid. 701.  In vitro activity:  R. Ryden et al., J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 3, 609 (1977).  Synthetic studies:  H. C. Jarrell, W. A. Szarek, Carbohydr. Res. 67, 43 (1978); eidem, Can. J. Chem. 56, 144 (1978); 57, 924 (1979).  See also tobramycin. 
  
Derivative Type:  Monohydrate  
Properties:  From aqueous ethanol, mp 245-247°.  pKa (H2O):  8.5, 7.8, 7.2, 6.2, 5.4.  Very soluble in water; slightly sol in lower alcohols. 
Melting point:  mp 245-247° 
pKa:  pKa (H2O):  8.5, 7.8, 7.2, 6.2, 5.4 
  
Therap-Cat-Vet:  Antibacterial.   |