Appearance (Colour)
White to Off-white
Appearance (Form)
Crystalline powder
Solubility (Turbidity) 5% aq. solution
Clear
Solubility (Colour) 5% aq. solution
Colourless
Assay (NT)
min. 99.0%
Specific rotation [α]
-8.0 to -3.0° (C=1, Water)
Notes
(Prevents peptidoglycan synthesis by inhibiting MurA, an enzyme responsible for synthesizing N-acetylmuramic acid or NAM, a major component of peptidoglycan.)
