Ethambutol dihydrochloride
SIGMA/E4630 - antimycobacterial
Synonym: Ethambutol; Ethambutol HCL; 2,2′-(1,2-Ethanediyldiimino)bis-1-butanol dihydrochloride; Emb
CAS Number: 1070-11-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C10H24N2O2 · 2HCl
Molecular Weight: 277.23
EC Number: 213-970-7
MDL Number: MFCD21364080
Linear Formula: C10H24N2O2 · 2HCl
Product Type: Chemical
| antibiotic activity spectrum | mycobacteria |
| color | white |
| form | powder |
| InChI | 1S/C10H24N2O2.2ClH/c1-3-9 |
| InChI key | AUAHHJJRFHRVPV-BZDVOYDHSA |
| mode of action | cell wall synthesis | interferes |
| optical activity | [α]25/D 6.0 to 6.7°, c = 10 in water |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | CC[C@@H](CO)NCCN[C@H](CO) |
| solubility | H2O: 50 mg/mL |
| Application: | Ethambutol is an antimycobacterial used to treat tuberculosis in combination with other antibiotics to reduce the development of drug resistance. |
| Application: | Ethambutol is an antimycobacterial used to treat tuberculosis in combination with other antibiotics to reduce the development of drug resistance. It has been used to study multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in highest-incidence-rate areas in China. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Ethambutol is bacteriostatic against actively growing TB bacilli. Mycolic acids attach to the 5′-hydroxyl groups of |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Ethambutol specifically inhibits arabinosyltransferases in Mycobacterium, interfering with the biosynthesis of arabinogalactans found in the cell wall of mycobacteria. |
| Packaging: | 25, 100 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol | GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H302 |
| Precautionary statements | P264 - P270 - P301 + P312 - P501 |
| Hazard Codes | T |
| Risk Statements | 61 |
| Safety Statements | 53-22-36/37/39-45 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| UNSPSC | 51281511 |


