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Also known as Paramicina, Aminosidine, Humatin, Neomycin e, Paucimycin, Aminosidin, R-400, (1R,2R,3S,4R,6S)-4,6-Diamino-2-{[3-O-(2,6-diamino-2,6-dideoxy-beta-L-idopyranosyl)-beta-D-ribofuranosyl]oxy}-3-hydroxycyclohexyl 2-amino-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranoside

Key facts

Drug.CAS_number
7542-37-2
Drug.CAS_number2
1263-89-4
Drug.type
Antibiotic ? should be class=, but not a parameter Nov 2016-->
Drug.IUPAC_name
(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-5-amino-6-[(1R,2S,3S,4R,6S)-4,6-diamino-2-[(2S,3R,4R,5R)-4-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3-amino-6-(aminomethyl)-4,5-dihydroxy-oxan-2-yl]oxy-3-hydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-3-hydroxy-cyclohexyl]oxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4-diol
Drug.image
Paromomycin structure.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.width
300
Drug.image2
Paromomycin ball-and-stick (cropped).png
Drug.image_class2
bg-transparent
Drug.tradename
Catenulin, Aminosidine, Humatin, others
Drug.MedlinePlus
a601098
Drug.DailyMedID
Paromomycin
Drug.pregnancy_US
N
Drug.pregnancy_category
C
Drug.legal_US
Rx-only
Drug.routes_of_administration
By mouth, intramuscular, topical
Drug.bioavailability
Poorly absorbed in the GI tract
Drug.metabolism
Not available

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Chemical data

Formula
C23H45N5O14
Molecular weight
615.6 g/mol
IUPAC name
(2S,3S,4R,5R,6R)-5-amino-2-(aminomethyl)-6-[(2R,3S,4R,5S)-5-[(1R,2R,3S,5R,6S)-3,5-diamino-2-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-amino-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-hydroxycyclohexyl]oxy-4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-3-yl]oxyoxane-3,4-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)O)N)O[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O3)CO)O[C@@H]4[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H](O4)CN)O)O)N)O)O)N
InChIKey
UOZODPSAJZTQNH-LSWIJEOBSA-N
XLogP
-8.7
Polar surface area
347 Ų
H-bond donors
13
H-bond acceptors
19
Formal charge
0

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Research

2,159 papers

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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Pregnancy and breastfeeding
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Adverse effects
  • Interactions
  • Mechanism
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Absorption
  • Elimination
  • History
  • References
  • External links

Paromomycin is an antimicrobial used to treat a number of parasitic infections including amebiasis, giardiasis, leishmaniasis, and tapeworm infection. It is a first-line treatment for amebiasis or giardiasis during pregnancy. Otherwise, it is generally a second line treatment option. It is taken by mouth, applied to the skin, or by injection into a muscle.

Common side effects when taken by mouth include loss of appetite, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. When applied to the skin side effects include itchiness, redness, and blisters. When given by injection there may be fever, liver problems, or hearing loss. Use during breastfeeding appears to be safe. Paromomycin is in the aminoglycoside family of medications and causes microbe death by stopping the creation of bacterial proteins.

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