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== Ampicillin ==
== Ampicillin ==
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=== About ===
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Ampcillin is a beta-lactam [https://2012.igem.org/Team:TU_Darmstadt/Materials#Antibiotics antibiotic] that acts as a competitve inhibitor of transpeptidase an enzyme required for cell wall synthesis. Ampicillin works on most gram-positive and some gram-negative bacteria.
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=== Stability ===
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* Ampicillin is not autoclavable, it has to be added before pouring plates (keep in mind that the agar is not too hot when adding it)
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* Culture plates can be stored for about 2 month at 4°C (as a batch in a bag or individually sealed with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parafilm Parafilm])
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=== References ===
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampicillin

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Ampicillin

About

Ampcillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic that acts as a competitve inhibitor of transpeptidase an enzyme required for cell wall synthesis. Ampicillin works on most gram-positive and some gram-negative bacteria.

Stability

  • Ampicillin is not autoclavable, it has to be added before pouring plates (keep in mind that the agar is not too hot when adding it)
  • Culture plates can be stored for about 2 month at 4°C (as a batch in a bag or individually sealed with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parafilm Parafilm])

References

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampicillin