| Title:  Butirosin CAS Registry Number:  12772-35-9 Additional Names:  Ambutyrosin Molecular Formula:  C21H41N5O12 Molecular Weight:  555.58 Percent Composition:  C 45.40%, H 7.44%, N 12.61%, O 34.56% Literature References:  Aminoglycosidic antibiotic complex obtained from fermentation filtrates of mucoid strains of Bacillus circulans (NRRL B-3312 and B-3313).  Consists of two components, butirosin A (80-85%) and butirosin B (15-20%), isomers which differ only in the configuration at one carbon atom in the pentose moiety.  Prepn:  P. W. K. Woo et al., DE 1914527; eidem, US 3541078 (1969, 1970 both to Parke, Davis).  Isoln and characterization:  Dion et al., Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2, 84 (1972).  Structures:  Woo et al., Tetrahedron Lett. 1971, 2617, 2621, 2625.  Activity:  Howells et al., Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2, 79 (1972); Heifetz et al., ibid. 89.  Synthesis of butirosin B:  Ikeda et al., J. Antibiot. 25, 741 (1972); Akita et al., ibid. 26, 365 (1973).  Proposed biosynthetic pathway to the butirosins:  K. Takeda et al., ibid. 31, 250 (1978).   Derivative Type:  Butirosin sulfate dihydrate  CAS Registry Number:  51022-98-1 Molecular Formula:  C21H41N5O12.2H2SO4.2H2O Molecular Weight:  787.76 Percent Composition:  C 32.02%, H 6.27%, N 8.89%, O 44.68%, S 8.14% Properties:  No sharp mp, dec ~225°.  [a]D25 +29° (c = 2 in water).  pKa¢ (water):  5.5, 7.2, 8.5, 9.4.  Very sol in water; moderately sol in methanol; slightly sol in ethanol.  LD50 i.v. in mice:  450-500 mg/kg (Howells). pKa:  pKa¢ (water):  5.5, 7.2, 8.5, 9.4 Optical Rotation:  [a]D25 +29° (c = 2 in water) Toxicity data:  LD50 i.v. in mice:  450-500 mg/kg (Howells)   Derivative Type:  Butirosin A  CAS Registry Number:  34291-02-6 CAS Name:  (S)-O-2,6-Diamino-2,6-dideoxy-a-D-glucopyranosyl-(1®4)-O-[b-D-xylofuranosyl-(1®5)]-N1-(4-amino-2-hydroxy-1-oxobutyl)-2-deoxystreptamine Properties:  White, amorphous solid, melts with dec over wide range, beginning at ~149°.  [a]D25 +26° (c = 1.46 in water).  pKa¢ (water):  5.6, 7.3, 8.7, 9.8. pKa:  pKa¢ (water):  5.6, 7.3, 8.7, 9.8 Optical Rotation:  [a]D25 +26° (c = 1.46 in water)   Derivative Type:  Butirosin B  CAS Registry Number:  34291-03-7 Additional Names:  1-N-[(S)-4-Amino-2-(hydroxybutyryl)]ribostamycin Properties:  Occurs as a dihydrate, melts over wide range beginning at 146°.  [a]D25 +33° (c = 1.5 in water).  pKa¢ (water):  5.3, 7.1, 8.6, 9.8. pKa:  pKa¢ (water):  5.3, 7.1, 8.6, 9.8 Optical Rotation:  [a]D25 +33° (c = 1.5 in water)   Therap-Cat:  Antibacterial. Keywords:  Antibacterial (Antibiotics); Aminoglycosides.  |