aminoglycoside antibiotic netilmicin Netilmicin is a member of the aminoglycoside family of antibiotics. These antibiotics have the ability to kill a wide variety of bacteria by binding to the bacterial 30S ribosomal subunit, causing misreading of mRNA and leaving the bacterium unable to synthesize proteins vital to its growth. Netilmicin is not absorbed from the gut and is therefore only given by injection or infusion. It is only used in the treatment of serious infections particularly those resistant to gentamicin. CAS:56391-56-1 vectacin ChEBI:7528 netilyn netromycin antibiotic_resistance ARO:0000038 ChEMBL:CHEMBL1572 1-N-aethylsisomicin PubChem:441306