Antibiotic
paromomycin
Brand Names:
Humatin
Effect:
Decreased Protein Synthesis
May Treat:
Amebiasis; Cryptosporidiosis
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to paromomycin:
  • An aminoglycoside antibacterial and antiprotozoal agent produced by species of STREPTOMYCES.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • An aminoglycoside antibiotic derived from Streptomyces rimosus var. paromomycinus, with amebicidal and antibacterial activity. Paromomycin binds specifically to the RNA oligonucleotide at the A site of bacterial 30S ribosomes, thereby causing misreading and premature termination of translation, thereby leading to inhibition of protein synthesis followed by cell death.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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