Definition: A complex of three different closely related aminoglycoside sulfates, Gentamicins C1, C2, and C1(subA), obtained from Micromonospora purpurea and related species. They are broad-spectrum antibiotics, but may cause ear and kidney damage. They act to inhibit protein synthesis (GENETIC TRANSLATION).
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D-Streptamine, O-2-amino- 2,3,4,6-tetradeoxy-3-(methylamino)-alpha-D-erythro-hexopyranosyl-(1-4)-O-(3-deoxy-4-C-methyl-3-(methylamino)-beta-L-arabinopyranosyl-(1-6))-N1-(4-amino-2-hydroxy-1-oxobutyl)-2-deoxy-, (S)