Description: Blasticidin S HCl is a peptide-based nucleoside antibiotic (antibiotic) isolated from Streptomyces griseochromogenes that inhibits prokaryotic and eukaryotic protein synthesis by interfering with the formation of peptide bonds in the ribosome.
CAS Number: 3513-03-9
Formula: C17H27ClN8O5
Molecular Weight: 458,9
References: Kitamura K, et al. Critical role of the proton-dependent oligopeptide transporter (POT) in the cellular uptake of the peptidyl nucleoside antibiotic, blasticidin S. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Res. 2017;1864(2):393-398.