Kanamycin

Kanamycin sulfate ® is an intravenous forms, and used to treat a wide variety of infections. Kanamycin is isolated from Streptomyces kanamyceticus.^{[citation needed]}

Pharmacology

Kanamycin works by affecting the 30S ribosomal subunit and causing a frameshift mutation or it prevents the translation of folded incorrectly. A bacterium is destroyed because it cannot produce any of its proteins correctly.^{[citation needed]}

Because of over-usage of antibiotics many bacteria have developed a resistance against kanamycin, and, consequently, it is not used much anymore.^{[citation needed]}

Side effects

Common side effects include changes in hearing (either hearing loss or ringing in the ears), toxicity to kidneys, and allergic reactions to the drug.^{[citation needed]}

Use in Research

Genes encoding kanamycin resistance are commonly used as selectable markers in molecular biology.^{[citation needed]}