Product Name: Vancomycin hydrochloride Synonyms: vancocinehydrochloride;LYPHOCIN;VANCOMYCIN, HYDROCHLORIDE, STREPTOMYCES ORIENTALIS;VANCOR;VANCOCIN;VANCOCIN HYDROCHLORIDE;VANCOMYCIN HCL;VANCOMYCIN HCL, STREPTOMYCES ORIENTALIS CAS: 1404-93-9 MF: C66H76Cl3N9O24 MW: 1485.71 EINECS: 215-772-6 Product Categories: Antibacterial;Intermediates & Fine Chemicals;Pharmaceuticals;Antibiotics and Antimycotics;GlycopeptidesAntibiotics;Antibiotics A to;Antibiotics T-ZAntibiotics;AntibioticsAntibiotics;Chemical Structure Class;Interferes with Cell Wall SynthesisSpectrum of Activity;L - Z;Mechanism of Action;Plant Tissue Culture;L - ZPharmacopoeia (USP);Core Bioreagents;Pharmacopoeia A-ZPharmacopoeia (USP);Pharmacopoeial AntibioticsMore...Close...;Research Essentials;Antibiotics;API's;Peptide Synthesis/Antibiotics;Chiral Reagents;Metabolites & Impurities;API;VIRA-A;antibiotic mp >190°C (dec.) storage temp. 2-8°Csolubility H2O: 50 mg/mL, clear, yellowMerck 13,9995 Chemical Properties off white powder Usage Amphoteric glycopeptide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces orientalis discovered in soil. Inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to peptidoglycan. Antibacterial. Usage antiviral Usage Vancomycin hydrochloride is the salt of a glycopeptide antibiotic isolated from Amycolatopsis orientalis in 1956. Vancomycin exhibits potent activity against Gram positive bacteria and is highly effective against MRSA in vitro and in vivo. Vancomycin interferes with cell wall synthesis by binding to D-alanine-D-alanine residues.