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Apexbio Technology LLC Tigecycline 220620-09-7 10mM (in 1mL DMSO)
Tigecycline is a glycylcycline-class antibiotic developed as a structural derivative of tetracycline antibiotics It exerts antimicrobial activity by reversibly binding to the bacterial 30S ribosomal subunit leading to inhibition of protein synthesis Tigecycline demonstrates bacterial growth inhibition in both Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens including multidrug-resistant strains In vitro studies showed minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC90) values ranging between 0 12-0 5 g/ml against vancomycin-sensitive and resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium In animal infection models using MRSA strains Tigecycline displays in vivo efficacy with an ED50 approximately 0 72 mg/kg This antibiotic is commonly employed in research studies focusing on resistant bacterial infections such as complicated skin infections and intra-abdominal infections
