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==Description==
Seromycin (Cycloserine Capsules, USP), 3-isoxazolidinone, 4-amino –, (R)– is a broad–spectrum antibiotic that is produced by a strain of Streptomyces orchidaceus and has also been synthesized. Cycloserine is a white to off–white powder that is soluble in water and stable in alkaline solution. It is rapidly destroyed at a neutral or acid pH.


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Seromycin (Cycloserine Capsules, USP), 3-isoxazolidinone, 4-amino –, (R)– is a broad–spectrum antibiotic that is produced by a strain of Streptomyces orchidaceus and has also been synthesized. Cycloserine is a white to off–white powder that is soluble in water and stable in alkaline solution. It is rapidly destroyed at a neutral or acid pH.
Cycloserine has a pH between 5.5 and 6.5 in a solution containing 100 mg/mL. The molecular weight of cycloserine is 102.09, and it has an empirical formula of C3H6N2O2.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web  | last =  | first =  | title = SEROMYCIN (CYCLOSERINE) CAPSULE [PURDUE GMP CENTER LLC DBA THE CHAO CENTER] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=e1e08327-4b90-463e-bb2a-22438cabcef2 | publisher =  | date =  | accessdate  }}</ref>
Cycloserine has a pH between 5.5 and 6.5 in a solution containing 100 mg/mL. The molecular weight of cycloserine is 102.09, and it has an empirical formula of C3H6N2O2.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web  | last =  | first =  | title = SEROMYCIN (CYCLOSERINE) CAPSULE [PURDUE GMP CENTER LLC DBA THE CHAO CENTER] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=e1e08327-4b90-463e-bb2a-22438cabcef2 | publisher =  | date =  | accessdate  }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 02:36, 31 December 2013

Cycloserine
SEROMYCIN ® FDA Package Insert
Description
Clinical Pharmacology
Microbiology
Indications and Usage
Contraindications
Warnings and Precautions
Adverse Reactions
Overdosage
Dosage and Administration
How Supplied
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Chetan Lokhande, M.B.B.S [2]

Description

Seromycin (Cycloserine Capsules, USP), 3-isoxazolidinone, 4-amino –, (R)– is a broad–spectrum antibiotic that is produced by a strain of Streptomyces orchidaceus and has also been synthesized. Cycloserine is a white to off–white powder that is soluble in water and stable in alkaline solution. It is rapidly destroyed at a neutral or acid pH.

Cycloserine has a pH between 5.5 and 6.5 in a solution containing 100 mg/mL. The molecular weight of cycloserine is 102.09, and it has an empirical formula of C3H6N2O2.[1]

References

  1. "SEROMYCIN (CYCLOSERINE) CAPSULE [PURDUE GMP CENTER LLC DBA THE CHAO CENTER]". Text " accessdate " ignored (help)

Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.