Geneticin (G418 Sulfate)

Catalog No.S3028 Batch:S302813

Technical Data

Formula	C₂₀H₄₀N₄O₁₀.2H₂SO₄
Molecular Weight	692.71	CAS No.	108321-42-2
Solubility (25°C)*	In vitro	Water	100 mg/mL (144.36 mM)
		DMSO	Insoluble
		Ethanol	Insoluble
* <1 mg/ml means slightly soluble or insoluble. * Please note that Selleck tests the solubility of all compounds in-house, and the actual solubility may differ slightly from published values. This is normal and is due to slight batch-to-batch variations. * Room temperature shipping (Stability testing shows this product can be shipped without any cooling measures.)

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Biological Activity

Description	Geneticin (G418 Sulfate), an aminoglycoside antibiotic, is an elongation inhibitor of 80 S ribosomes that blocks polypeptide synthesis by inhibiting the elongation step in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.It is commonly used as a screening reagent for eukaryotic cells to screen transfected or transformed cells.
In vitro	G418 is an inhibitor of many pro- and eukaryotes at concentrations from 1-300 microgram/ml. Resistance to G418 conferring by the neo gene from Tn5 encoding an aminoglycoside 3'-phosphotransferase, APT 3' II is commonly used in laboratory research to select genetically engineered cells. ^[1] In general for bacteria and algae concentrations of 5 mg/L or less are used, for mammalian cells concentrations of approximately 400 mg/L are used for selection and 200 mg/L for maintenance. Resistant clones selection could require from 1 to up to 3 weeks. ^[2]
In vivo	Doses of G418 of between 40 and 80 mg/kg for three consecutive days are sufficient to eliminate all nontransfected T. brucei brucei parasites from infected mice. ^[3]

Description

Geneticin (G418 Sulfate), an aminoglycoside antibiotic, is an elongation inhibitor of 80 S ribosomes that blocks polypeptide synthesis by inhibiting the elongation step in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.It is commonly used as a screening reagent for eukaryotic cells to screen transfected or transformed cells.

In vitro

G418 is an inhibitor of many pro- and eukaryotes at concentrations from 1-300 microgram/ml. Resistance to G418 conferring by the neo gene from Tn5 encoding an aminoglycoside 3'-phosphotransferase, APT 3' II is commonly used in laboratory research to select genetically engineered cells. ^[1]

In general for bacteria and algae concentrations of 5 mg/L or less are used, for mammalian cells concentrations of approximately 400 mg/L are used for selection and 200 mg/L for maintenance. Resistant clones selection could require from 1 to up to 3 weeks. ^[2]

In vivo

Doses of G418 of between 40 and 80 mg/kg for three consecutive days are sufficient to eliminate all nontransfected T. brucei brucei parasites from infected mice. ^[3]

Protocol (from reference)

Animal Study:^{^[3]}	Animal Models Sublethally irradiated mice with bloodstream forms of T. bruceibrucei GUTat 3.1 and T. brucei brucei GUTat 3.1/BBR3. Dosages 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, or 80 mg/kg Administration I.P.

References

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Selleck's Geneticin (G418 Sulfate) has been cited by 24 publications

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Targeting glutamine metabolism in hepatic stellate cells alleviates liver fibrosis [ Cell Death Dis, 2022, 13(11):955]	PubMed: 36376267
Synthetic lethality of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor Dinaciclib with VHL-deficiency allows for selective targeting of clear cell renal cell carcinoma [ Cell Cycle, 2022, 1-17]	PubMed: 35240916

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