Physical Description:Yellow to orange powder. Depending on pH, amphotericin in solution is yellow to dark yellow.
Description:An antifungal agent. This product contains no animal-derived components.
Pkavalues:5.5 and 10.0.3
Solubility:Soluble in acidic water (pH 2) or basic water (pH 11) (about 0.1 mg/ml). Water solubility can be increased with the addition of deoxycholic acid, sodium salt (increasing solubility with increasing concentration of deoxycholic acid). Soluble in Dimethylformamide (DMF) (2 to 4 mg/ml), DMF + 1 M HCl (3:1) (60 to 80 mg/ml), DMSO (30 to 40 mg/ml), propylene glycol; slightly soluble in methanol and methyl alcohol; insoluble in water, anhydrous alcohol, ether, benzene, and toluene. Solutions are stable for long periods between pH 4 and 10.1
Cat# 16723 is a concentrated solution of amphotericin at neutral to slightly basic pH, which is slightly cloudy due to the low solubility of amphotericin in aqueous buffer. The concentrated solution is stable at 2-8oC for up to 3 weeks. Whendiluted to the working concentration (see below for recommended concentration), the amphotericin will completely go into solution.Diluted amphotericin is stable for up to 7 days in culture at 37oC.Store diluted solutions aliquoted at -20°C or below for up to approximately 6 months.
Sterilization of solutions should be by filtration through teflon membrane filters; Amphotericin B should not be gamma irradiated or autoclaved.
Formulation (for 16723):
Component
mg/liter
Mol. Wt.
Mol. (mM)
Amphotericin B
0.25
924.1
0.00027
Sodium Deoxycholate
250
414.6
0.60
Description:An antimicrobial/antifungal agent effect against yeast and other fungi at a recommended concentration of 2.5 ug/L (prepared solution use 10 ml/L). It is a mixture of polyenes. It interrupts cell membrane permeability by binding sterols resulting in the loss of low molecular weight compounds from the cell. Amphotericin B may be toxic to some insect cell types. It is inactive against bacteria, rickettsia and viruses. It is typically stable in media at 37°C in the dark for approximately 3 days.21
Availability:
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Description
Size
195043
Amphotericin B, powder
100 mg
250 mg
500 mg
1 g
5 g
1672346
1672348
Amphotericin B Solution, 250 ug/ml; formulated with deoxycholate and prepared in water for increased solubility, pH = 7-8