A.G. Scientific, Inc. Blasticidin S . HCl B-1247

Blasticidin S.HCl is an inhibitor of DNA and protein synthesis. Blasticidin S is a peptidyl nuncleoside antibiotic isolated from the culture broth of Stretomyces girseochromogenes. Blasticidin S is used to select transfected cells carrying bsr or BSD resistance genes. 1 x 100 mg vial provided as a dry solid. 5 x 2 ml vials provided at a concentration of 10 mg / ml in Hepes buffer (100 mg total). A blasticidin S-resistant Plasmodium falciparum mutant with a defective plasmodial surface anion channel David A. Hill, Ajay D. Pillai, et al. A blasticidin S-resistant Plasmodium falciparum mutant with a defective plasmodial surface anion channel. PNAS, 2007; 104: 1063 - 1068. Crystal Structures of Blasticidin S Deaminase (BSD): IMPLICATIONS FOR DYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF CATALYTIC ZINC Takashi Kumasaka, Masaki Yamamoto, et al. Crystal Structures of Blasticidin S Deaminase (BSD): IMPLICATIONS FOR DYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF CATALYTIC ZINC. J. Biol. Chem, 2007; 282: 37103 - 37111. Expression, Purification, and Characterization of Blasticidin S Deaminase (BSD) from Aspergillus terreus: The Role of Catalytic Zinc in Enzyme Structure Makoto Kimura, Shigeko Sekido, et al. Expression, Purification, and Characterization of Blasticidin S Deaminase (BSD) from Aspergillus terreus: The Role of Catalytic Zinc in Enzyme Structure. J. Biochem, 2000; 127: 955 - 963.