Product Description: Levomecol (Chloramphenicol), made up of Chloramphenicol, Methyluracil, is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that is derived from the bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae. Levomecol (Chloramphenicol)) stops bacterial growth by binding to the bacterial ribosome (blocking peptidyl transferase) and inhibiting protein synthesis[1][2][3].
Applications: COVID-19-immunoregulation
Formula: C16H18Cl2N4O7
References: [1]Chloramphenicol/[2]Babenkov HD, et al. [The influence of photochemically activated 40% solution of levomecol ointment toward apoptosis in muscles of the rats posterior extremities in inflammatory-purulent complications of diabetes mellitus]. Klin Khir. 2006 Jul;(7):58-60. Ukrainian/[3]Babenkov HD, et al. [The influence of photochemically activated 40% solution of levomecol ointment toward apoptosis in muscles of the rats posterior extremities in inflammatory-purulent complications of diabetes mellitus]. Klin Khir. 2006 Jul;(7):58-60. Ukrainian.
CAS Number: 118573-58-3
Molecular Weight: 449.24
Research Area: Infection
Solubility: 10 mM in DMSO
Target: Antibiotic;Bacterial