NCIt definition : The sulfate salt form of paromomycin, a structural derivative of neomycin, an aminoglycoside
antibiotic with amebicidal and bactericidal effects against predominantly aerobic
gram-negative bacteria. Paromomycin binds specifically to the RNA oligonucleotide
at the A site of bacterial 30S ribosomes, thereby causing misreading and premature
termination of translation of mRNA and inhibition of protein synthesis followed by
cell death.;