Nomenclature
CAS number: 5667-71-0
4-Pyridinecarboxylic acid hydrazide, hydrazone with
O-2-deoxy-2-(methylamino)-α-
l-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-
O-5-deoxy-3-
C-formyl-α-
l-lyxofuranosyl-(1→4)-
N,N′-bis(aminoiminomethyl)-
d-streptamine sulfate (2:3)
(salt); isonicotinic acid hydrazide, hydrazone with streptomycin, sulfate
(salt) (2:3); streptomyclidene isonicotinyl hydrazine sulfate; streptoniazide; Strazide (Luso); Streptohydrazid (Pfizer).
C
54H
94N
20O
36S
3; mol wt 1695.63.
C 38.25%, H 5.59%, N 16.52%, O 33.97%, S 5.67%.
Description and references
Semi-synthetic antibiotic prepd by the condensation
of streptomycin salts and isonicotinic acid hydrazide in methanol:
Pennington et al., J. Am. Chem.
Soc. 75, 2261 (1953).
Properties
Crystals, dec ≈230°. Freely sol in water with
dissocn in dil solns. Solubilities determined by Weiss et al., Antibiot. Chemother. 7, 374 (1957) in mg/ml at about 28°: water >20; ethanol 0.115;
carbon tetrachloride 0.025; ether 0.31.Therapeutic Category
Antibacterial (tuberculostatic).
Keywords
Antibacterial (Tuberculostatic)
Status
This monograph has been retired and is no longer subject
to revision or update.