1.name:chloramphenicol
2.cas no.:56-75-7
3.use:antibacterial
4.standards:bp/usp
5.appearance: a white, grayish-white or yellowish-white, fine, crystalline powder or fine crystals, needles or elongated plates, slightly soluble in water, freely soluble in alcohol and in propylene glycol. a solution in ethanol is dextrorotatory and a solution in ethyl acetate is laevorotatory.
6.general info: chloramphenicol is a bactericidal antimicrobial. it is considered a prototypical broad-spectrum antibiotic, alongside the tetracycline.
1.name:chloramphenicol
2.cas no.:56-75-7
3.use:antibacterial
4.standards:bp/usp
5.appearance: a white, grayish-white or yellowish-white, fine, crystalline powder or fine crystals, needles or elongated plates, slightly soluble in water, freely soluble in alcohol and in propylene glycol. a solution in ethanol is dextrorotatory and a solution in ethyl acetate is laevorotatory.
6.general info: chloramphenicol is a bactericidal antimicrobial. it is considered a prototypical broad-spectrum antibiotic, alongside the tetracycline.
chloramphenicol is effective against a wide variety of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, including most anaerobic organisms.