Kanamycin

Word KANAMYCIN
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Definitions and meanings of "Kanamycin"

What do we mean by kanamycin?

A water-soluble broad-spectrum antibiotic, C18H36O11N4, obtained from the soil bacterium Streptomyces kanamyceticus. noun

An aminoglycoside antibiotic marketed under the trade name Kantrex. noun

Antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections noun

An aminoglycoside antibiotic used to treat severe bacterial infections and tuberculosis.

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The word "kanamycin" in example sentences

Researchers found that more than 99% of persisters were killed when sugar was added to a class of antibiotics known as aminoglycosides, which includes gentamicin and kanamycin. ❋ Ann Lukits (2011)

But environmentalists and some scientists worry that a gene in the potato that confers resistance to kanamycin and neomycin, two important antibiotics, could breed bacteria that are resistant to the antibiotic. ❋ Matthew Dalton (2010)

An independent studyby French scientist Gilles-Eric Seralini released in January 2009 has strengthened their claims, finding thatBtbrinjalproduces a protein that could induce resistance to the widely-used antibiotic kanamycin. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Again, I respond with a nice email explaining that no, there is no way that ampicillin-resistant strain is also resistant to kanamycin. ❋ Microbiologist Xx (2009)

So they attach a marker gene to it -- in this case a marker gene resistant to the antibiotic kanamycin. ❋ Unknown (2008)

If the new seeds are resistant to kanamycin, scientists know the engineering process worked. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Over the years they came up with a string of alternatives, including neomycin, kanamycin, gentamicin and tobramycin. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And the FDA is about to hold hearings on whether the biotech company Calgene may market a tomato containing a gene that confers resistance to the antibiotic kanamycin. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The kanamycin antibiotic gene is readily expressed in bacteria and confers resistance to serve as a selectable marker. ❋ Unknown (2005)

"Accordingly, the new agreed-upon definition of XDR-TB is the occurrence of TB in persons whose M. tuberculosis isolates are resistant to isoniazid and rifampin plus resistant to any fluoroquinolone and at least one of three injectable second-line drugs (i.e. amikacin, kanamycin, or capreomycin)." ❋ Unknown (2006)

For example, four of the antibiotics mentioned earlier, tetracycline, streptomycin, kanamycin, and spectinomycin, bind to a specific region of a ribosome and interfere with protein synthesis. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Other medicines that may work for severe infection: cefixime, ceftriaxone, kanamycin for kidney infection: amoxicillin, ampicillin, norfloxacin ❋ Unknown (1997)

Some very strong antibiotics, such as gentamicin and kanamycin, can cause permanent harm to your kidneys and hearing if too much is taken. ❋ Unknown (1997)

If you take too much, take 1 g of pyridoxine (vitamin B6). kanamycin (Kantrex) ❋ Unknown (1997)

· If possible, also inject kanamycin or streptomycin: Give 25 mg. of kanamycin 2 times a day; or give 20 mg. of streptomycin for each kilogram the baby weighs (60 mg. for a 3 kilogram baby) once a day. ❋ Unknown (1993)

Very severe infections may need treatment with a stronger antibiotic (chloramphenicol, gentamicin, kanamycin, or a cephalosporin) in addition to high doses of penicillin or ampicillin. ❋ Unknown (1993)

Too much kanamycin for too long may cause deafness. ❋ Unknown (1993)

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