Fusidic acid(Fusidate or SQ-16603 and Fusidine)

Product Description

Product name:Fusidic acid(Fusidate;SQ-16603;Fusidine)

CAS:6990-06-3

MF:C31H48O6

MW:516.72

Description: Fusidic acid forms a stable complex with an elongation factor (EF-G) involved in translocation and with guanosine triphosphate (GTP), which provides energy for the translocation process. One round of translocation occurs, with hydrolysis of GTP, but the fusidic acid EF-GGDP complex cannot dissociate from the ribosome, thereby blocking further chain elongation and leaving peptidyl-tRNA in the P site.

Although protein synthesis in Gram-negative bacilli and, indeed, mammalian cells is susceptible to fusidic acid, the antibiotic penetrates poorly into these cells and the spectrum of action is virtually restricted to Gram-positive bacteria, notably staphylococci.

Fusidic acid is a bacteriostatic antibiotic. Fusidic Acid suppresses nitric oxide lysis of pancreatic islet cells. Inhibits protein synthesis in prokaryotes by inhibiting the ribosome-dependent activity of G factor and translocation of peptidyl-tRNA.