Apramycin
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| Non-proprietary name | Apramycin | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Molecular formula | C 21 H 41 N 5 O 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Molar mass | 539.58 g mol −1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Apramycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic that is used exclusively in veterinary medicinal products . Apramycin is approved for pigs , rabbits , sheep , cattle and chickens in countries of the European Union . It must not be used in animals from which eggs or milk are obtained for human consumption.
Examples of application areas:
- Calf: infections caused by coliform bacteria and salmonella
- Lamb: infections caused by coliform bacteria
- Pig: bacterial enteritis
- Poultry: septicemia by Escherichia coli
Trade names
- Apralan
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b data sheet apramycin from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on March 9, 2011 ( PDF ).
- ↑ Summary Report Apramycin , Document EMEA / MRL / 526/98-FINAL of the European Medicines Agency from January 1999