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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C19H39N5O7
Molecular Weight 449.5423
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 12 / 12
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of GENTAMICIN C1A

SMILES

[H][C@]3(O[C@@H]1[C@@H](N)C[C@@H](N)[C@H](O[C@@]2([H])OC[C@](C)(O)[C@H](NC)[C@H]2O)[C@H]1O)O[C@H](CN)CC[C@H]3N

InChI

InChIKey=VEGXETMJINRLTH-BOZYPMBZSA-N
InChI=1S/C19H39N5O7/c1-19(27)7-28-18(13(26)16(19)24-2)31-15-11(23)5-10(22)14(12(15)25)30-17-9(21)4-3-8(6-20)29-17/h8-18,24-27H,3-7,20-23H2,1-2H3/t8-,9+,10-,11+,12-,13+,14+,15-,16+,17+,18+,19-/m0/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Gentamicin is an antibiotic of the aminoglycoside group, is derived from the growth of Micromonospora purpurea, an actinomycete. Gentamicin is a complex of three different closely related aminoglycoside sulfates, Gentamicins C1, C2, and C1a that have different patterns of methylation at the 69 position of the ring. Gentamicin C1a is a broad-spectrum antibiotic against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria but may cause ear and kidney damage. Gentamicin C1a binds to the A-site RNA of the 30S bacterial ribosomal subunit. Adverse reactions include adverse renal effects, neurotoxicity (dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, roaring in the ears, hearing loss, peripheral neuropathy or encephalopathy), respiratory depression, lethargy, confusion, depression, visual disturbances, etc.

CNS Activity

Sources: the permeability of the normal blood-brain barrier to gentamicin was shown to be poor in rats, Human data not available

Originator

Curator's Comment: Gentamicin was first reported in 1963 by Weinstein and co-workers.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
0.01 µM [Kd]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Curative
GENTAMICIN SULFATE

Approved Use

Gentamicin sulfate ophthalmic solution, USP is indicated in the topical treatment of ocular bacterial infections including conjunctivitis, keratitis, keratoconjunctivitis, corneal ulcers, blepharitis, blepharoconjunctivitis, acute meibomianitis, and dacryocystitis, caused by susceptible strains of the following microorganisms: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Enterobacter aerogenes, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Serratia marcescens.

Launch Date

1982
Curative
GENTAMICIN SULFATE

Approved Use

Gentamicin sulfate ophthalmic solution, USP is indicated in the topical treatment of ocular bacterial infections including conjunctivitis, keratitis, keratoconjunctivitis, corneal ulcers, blepharitis, blepharoconjunctivitis, acute meibomianitis, and dacryocystitis, caused by susceptible strains of the following microorganisms: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Enterobacter aerogenes, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Serratia marcescens.

Launch Date

1982
Curative
GENTAMICIN SULFATE

Approved Use

Gentamicin sulfate ophthalmic solution, USP is indicated in the topical treatment of ocular bacterial infections including conjunctivitis, keratitis, keratoconjunctivitis, corneal ulcers, blepharitis, blepharoconjunctivitis, acute meibomianitis, and dacryocystitis, caused by susceptible strains of the following microorganisms: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Enterobacter aerogenes, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Serratia marcescens.

Launch Date

1982
Curative
GENTAMICIN SULFATE

Approved Use

Gentamicin sulfate ophthalmic solution, USP is indicated in the topical treatment of ocular bacterial infections including conjunctivitis, keratitis, keratoconjunctivitis, corneal ulcers, blepharitis, blepharoconjunctivitis, acute meibomianitis, and dacryocystitis, caused by susceptible strains of the following microorganisms: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Enterobacter aerogenes, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Serratia marcescens.

Launch Date

1982
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
In vitro susceptibility of Mycobacterium avium complex to antibacterial agents.
1987 Nov
Broth microdilution testing of susceptibilities to 30 antimicrobial agents of Mycobacterium avium strains from patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
1987 Oct
Treatment of experimental pneumocystosis: review of 7 years of experience and development of a new system for classifying antimicrobial drugs.
1992 Sep
Efficacy of 101 antimicrobials and other agents on the development of Cryptosporidium parvum in vitro.
1996 Dec
In-vitro activities of aminoglycoside-aminocyclitols against mycobacteria.
1997 Jul
Substituted xanthones as antimycobacterial agents, Part 2: Antimycobacterial activity.
1998 May
Antimycobacterial agents differ with respect to their bacteriostatic versus bactericidal activities in relation to time of exposure, mycobacterial growth phase, and their use in combination.
2005 Jun
N- and S-alpha-l-arabinopyranosyl[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazoles. First synthesis and biological evaluation.
2007 Sep
In vivo efficacy and pharmacokinetics of tomopenem (CS-023), a novel carbapenem, against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a murine chronic respiratory tract infection model.
2008 Dec
Patents

Patents

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Curator's Comment: Gentamicin injection may be given IM or IV. Gentamicin is recommended to be administered in three equal doses every eight hours. For adult patients with life-threatening infections, dosages up to 5 mg/kg/day may be administered in three or four equal doses.
Adults: 3 mg/kg/day Adult patients with life-threatening infections: 5 mg/kg/day Children: 6 to 7.5 mg/kg/day Infants and Neonates: 7.5 mg/kg/day Premature or Full-Term Neonates One Week of Age or Less: 5 mg/kg/day
Route of Administration: Other
In Vitro Use Guide
Curator's Comment: Binding of each gentamicin component to the ribosome and to a model RNA oligonucleotide was studied biochemically and the structure of the RNA complexed to gentamicin C1a was solved using magnetic resonance nuclear spectroscopy. Gentamicin C1a binds in the major groove of the RNA. Rings I and II of gentamicin direct specific RNA-drug interactions. Ring III of gentamicin, which distinguishes this subclass of aminoglycosides, also directs specific RNA interactions with conserved base pairs.
Unknown
Name Type Language
GENTAMICIN C1A
MI  
Common Name English
GENTAMICIN C1A [MI]
Common Name English
D-STREPTAMINE, O-3-DEOXY-4-C-METHYL-3-(METHYLAMINO)-.BETA.-L-ARABINOPYRANOSYL-(1->6)-O-(2,6-DIAMINO-2,3,4,6-TETRADEOXY-.ALPHA.-D-ERYTHRO-HEXOPYRANOSYL-(1->4))-2-DEOXY-
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C2363
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Code System Code Type Description
PUBCHEM
72396
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FDA UNII
AV4A72IATD
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CHEBI
27784
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CAS
26098-04-4
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NCI_THESAURUS
C76149
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MERCK INDEX
m5697
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID4023092
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MESH
C100093
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DRUG BANK
DB04729
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CHEBI
58530
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