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Neomycin Sulfate
C23H46N6O13 (free base) 614.65 (free base)
Neomycin B
2-Deoxy-4-O-(2,6-diamino-2,6-dideoxy-α-d-glucopyranosyl)-5-O-[3-O-(2,6-diamino-2,6-dideoxy-β-l-idopyranosyl)-β-d-ribofuranosyl]-d-streptamine (free base)
[119-04-0] Neomycin sulfate [1405-10-3]

DEFINITION

Neomycin Sulfate is the sulfate salt of a kind of neomycin, an antibacterial substance produced by the growth of Streptomyces fradiae Waksman (Fam. Streptomycetaceae), or a mixture of two or more such salts, the main component being neomycin B sulfate. It has a potency equivalent to NLT 600 µg of neomycin/mg, calculated on the dried basis.

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