An oligosaccharide antibiotic produced by various streptomyces. [PubChem]
Indication
For the treatment of acute and chronic intestinal amebiasis (it is not effective in extraintestinal amebiasis). Also for the management of hepatic coma as adjunctive therapy.
Pharmacology
Paromomycin is a broad spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic produced by Streptomyces rimosus var. paromomycinus. The in vitro and in vivo antibacterial action of paromomycin closely parallels that of neomycin.
Affected Organisms
Enteric bacteria and other eubacteria
Absorption
Poorly absorbed after oral administration, with almost 100% of the drug recoverable in the stool.
References
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Vicens Q, Westhof E: Crystal structure of paromomycin docked into the eubacterial ribosomal decoding A site. Structure. 2001 Aug;9(8):647-58.
[Pubmed]
An amino cyclitol glycoside that is the 1-O-(2-amino-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranoside) and the 3-O-(2,6-diamino-2,6-dideoxy-beta-L-idopyranosyl)-beta-D-ribofuranoside of 4,6-diamino-2,3-dihydroxycyclohexane (the 1R,2R,3S,4R,6S diastereoisomer). It is obtained from various Streptomyces species. A broad-spectrum antibiotic, it is used (generally as the sulfate salt) for the treatment of acute and chronic intestinal protozoal infections, but is not effective for extraintestinal protozoal infections. It is also used as a therapeutic against visceral leishmaniasis.
References
PubChem Literature
From Data Sources
• Vicens Q, Westhof E: Crystal structure of paromomycin docked into the eubacterial ribosomal decoding A site. Structure. 2001 Aug;9(8):647-58. Pubmed