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Also known as O-3-amino-3-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-4)-O-[2,6-diamino-2,3,6-trideoxy-alpha-D-ribohexopyranosyl-(1-4)]-2-deoxy-D-streptamine, 3'-deoxykanamycin b, nebramycin

Tobramycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic derived from Streptomyces tenebrarius that is used to treat various types of bacterial infections, particularly Gram-negative infections. It is especially effective against species of Pseudomonas.

Key facts

Drug.verifiedrevid
470611185
Drug.image
Tobramycin.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.width
200
Drug.image2
Tobramycin 1lc4.png
Drug.image_class2
bg-transparent
Drug.tradename
Nebcin, Tobrex, Tobi, others
Drug.MedlinePlus
a682660
Drug.DailyMedID
Tobramycin
Drug.pregnancy_AU
D
Drug.routes_of_administration
Intravenous, intramuscular, inhalation, ophthalmic
Drug.ATC_prefix
J01
Drug.ATC_suffix
GB01
Drug.legal_AU
S4
Drug.legal_CA
Rx-only
Drug.legal_UK
POM
Drug.legal_US
Rx-only
Drug.legal_EU
Rx-only

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Chemical data

Formula
C18H37N5O9
Molecular weight
467.5 g/mol
IUPAC name
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4-amino-2-[(1S,2S,3R,4S,6R)-4,6-diamino-3-[(2R,3R,5S,6R)-3-amino-6-(aminomethyl)-5-hydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-2-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,5-diol
SMILES
C1[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]1N)O[C@@H]2[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O2)CO)O)N)O)O)O[C@@H]3[C@@H](C[C@@H]([C@H](O3)CN)O)N)N
InChIKey
NLVFBUXFDBBNBW-PBSUHMDJSA-N
XLogP
-6.2
Polar surface area
268 Ų
H-bond donors
10
H-bond acceptors
14
Formal charge
0

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Research

9,467 papers

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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Spectrum of susceptibility
  • Contraindications
  • Side effects
  • Interactions
  • Pharmacology
  • Mechanism of action
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Society and culture
  • Brand names
  • References
  • Further reading

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