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                                                                Synonyms: actinospectacin | M-141 | Trobicin® | U-18409 | U-18409E | U18409
                                 
                                                         
                            
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                spectinomycin is an approved drug 
                                                        
                                                    
                                Compound class: 
                                                            Natural product
                                 
                                
                                    
                                        Comment: Spectinomycin is an aminocyclitol aminoglycoside bacteriostatic antibacterial. It was isolated from Streptomyces spectabilis. Spectinomycin is active against gram-negative bacteria.
                                    
                                 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                    
                                    
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| Bioactivity Comments | 
| The MIC for antibacterial activity against penicillin-,ofloxacin- and tetracyclin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae is 8 μg/ml in vitro [1]. |