Description: Hygromycin B (Hygrovetine) is an aminoglycoside antibiotic that inhibits protein synthesis by interfering with translocation and causing mistranslation of the 70S ribosome. Hygromycin B can be used to screen prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells transfected with hph or hyg resistance genes.
CAS Number: 31282-04-9
Formula: C20H37N3O13
Molecular Weight: 527,52
References: Fan M, et al. UDP-glucose dehydrogenase supports autophagy-deficient PDAC growth via increasing hyaluronic acid biosynthesis. Cell Rep. 2024 Feb 16;43(2):113808.