Vancomycin hydrochloride is a member of the glycopeptide antibiotic class derived from Streptomyces orientalis. It is effective against gram-positive bacteria and used in studies of antibiotic resistance bacteria and nanoparticle transport studies. Exhibiting low toxicity to plants, vancomycin is suitable for plant selection and prevention of bacterial contamination in plant cell culture applications.
Vancomycin functions by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis. It prevents transfer and addition of muramylpentapeptides that make up the peptidoglycan cell wall. It may be combined with cefotaxime or carbenicillin to display a synergistic effect against Agrobacterium species.
TESTED AGAINST BOTH SENSITIVE AND RESISTANT CELLS AT GOLD BIOTECHNOLOGY LAB.