Spectinomycin is an aminocyclitol antibiotic used to treat susceptible strains of gram-negative bacteria, Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It is used (as its dihydrochloride pentahydrate) to treat gonorrhea. It is produced by the bacterium Streptomyces spectabilis. Spectinomycin is an inhibitor of protein synthesis in the bacterial cell by binding to the 30S ribosomal subunit. As a result, this agent interferes with the initiation of protein synthesis and with proper protein elongation. This eventually leads to bacterial cell death.

Spectinomycin Anti-bacterial Pathway References