Product Description: Mupirocin (BRL-4910A) lithium is an orally active antibiotic isolated from Pseudomonas fluorescens. Mupirocin lithium apparently exerts its antimicrobial activity by reversibly inhibiting isoleucyl-transfer RNA, thereby inhibiting bacterial protein and RNA synthesis[1][2][3][4][5].
Applications: COVID-19-immunoregulation
Formula: C26H43LiO9
References: [1]Sutherland R, et al. Antibacterial activity of mupirocin (pseudomonic acid), a new antibiotic for topical use. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1985 Apr;27(4):495-8./[2]Parenti MA, et al. Mupirocin: a topical antibiotic with a unique structure and mechanism of action. Clin Pharm. 1987 Oct;6(10):761-70./[3]Vingsbo Lundberg C, et al. Efficacy of topical and systemic antibiotic treatment of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a murine superficial skin wound infection model. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2013 Sep. 42(3):272-5.
CAS Number: 73346-79-9
Molecular Weight: 506.56
Compound Purity: 97.0
Research Area: Infection
Solubility: DMSO : 50 mg/mL (ultrasonic)/H2O : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic)
Target: Antibiotic;Bacterial