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Other names | Hygromycin A, Homomycin |
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Formula | C23H29NO12 |
Molar mass | 511.480 g·mol−1 |
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Melting point | 110 to 112 °C (230 to 234 °F) (decomp.) |
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Hygromycin A (also known as totomycin) is a modified cinnamic acid flanked by a furanose sugar and aminocyclitol (not to be confused with hygromycin B, belonging to an unrelated class of antibiotics, aminoglycosides). It is produced by Streptomyces hygroscopicus, first described in the 1950s.