Product Description
Rifampicin is a broad spectrum antibiotic that is also effective against some virus strains. Rifampicin works by inhibiting RNA polymerase. It is a useful tool in transfection protocols because it can prevent host DNA synthesis while allowing the recombinant genes to be expressed.
Rifampicin is commercially known as an effective treatment for Tuberculosis, however has gained recent popularity for its ability to treat infections on the surface of prosthetic devices.
Molecular Biology Grade Rifampicin is soluble in soluble in DMSO up to 100 mg/mL. For your convenience, bioWORLD offers sterile solutions of Rifampicin at 10 mg/mL and 25 mg/mL concentrations. BG-11 Agar and LB Plates containing Rifampicin are excellent choices for direct cell culture.
bioWORLD's products are supplied for LABORATORY RESEARCH USE ONLY. The product may not be used as a drug, agricultural or pesticidal product, food additive or as a household chemical.
References
See 'The 'second life' of rifampicin' by PubMed.
