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A5354
Sigma
Ampicillin
Ready Made Solution, 100 mg/mL, 0.2 μm filtered
Description
| Biochem/physiol Actions | A β-lactam antibiotic with an amino group side chain attached to the penicillin structure. Penicillin derivative that inhibits bacterial cell-wall synthesis (peptidoglycan cross-linking) by inactivating transpeptidases on the inner surface of the bacterial cell membrane. Bactericidal only to growing Escherichia coli. Mode of resistance: Cleavage of β-lactam ring of ampicillin by β-lactamase. Antimicrobial spectrum: Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. |
| General description | Ampicillin in a convenient ready-to-use solution useful in selecting for bacteria cells with specific resistance. |
Properties
| biological source | from microbial |
| sterility | 0.2 μm filtered |
| concentration | 100 mg/mL |
| shipped in | dry ice |
| storage temp. | −20°C |
Safety
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 42/43 |
| Safety Statements | 23-36/37-45 |
| WGK Germany | 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | 189 °F |
| Flash Point(C) | 87 °C |
