Definition: A complex of three different closely related aminoglycoside sulfates, Gentamicins C1, C2, and C1(subA), obtained from Micromonospora purpurea and related species. They are broad-spectrum antibiotics, but may cause ear and kidney damage. They act to inhibit protein synthesis (GENETIC TRANSLATION).
Other names Gentamycin; Gentamicin Sulfate (USP); Gentacycol; Garamycin; G-Myticin; Gentavet; Sulfate, Gentamicin; G Myticin; Genticin; Gentamycins; Gentamicin Sulfate; Gentamicin; GMyticin