
Product name:Disodium phosphonomycin(Fosphomycin Sodium)
CAS:26016-99-9
MF:C3H8NaO4P
MW:162.06
Description: Disodium phosphonomycin, also known as Fosfomycin, is an antibiotic produced by Streptomyces fradiae. It is used to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections and to reduce nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity of platinum-containing anti-tumor agents. It is used for susceptibility studies of Klebsiella pneumoniae and to study in vitro susceptibility testing procedures for fosfomycin tromethamine.
Prevents peptidoglycan synthesis by inhibiting MurA, an enzyme responsible for synthesizing N-acetylmuramic acid or NAM, a major component of peptidoglycan.