Name	Vancomycin
Molecular Formula	C66H75Cl2N9O24
Molecular Weight	1449.25
CAS Registry Number	1404-90-6
EINECS	215-772-6

A white or almost white powder

Vancomycin B≥93.0%

Water≤5.0% (K.F)

Heavy metals≤30ppm

Sulphated ash≤1.0%

Bacterial endotoxins<0.25 IU/mg

Potency(dried substance)≥1050 IU/mg

Ethanol≤5000ppm

A complex glycopeptide from Streptomyces orientalis. It inhibits a specific step in the synthesis of the peptidoglycan layer in the Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile.