Description_x000D_ General description_x000D_ Chemical structure: aminoglycoside_x000D_ Application_x000D_ Dihydrostreptomycin sesquisulfate is a derivative of streptomycin used in aminoglycoside uptake studies. It has also been used as an electrode for a cochlear amplifier in the hair-cell bundle of lizards._x000D_ Biochem/physiol Actions_x000D_ Mode of Action: Dihydrostreptomycin sesquisulfate inhibits protein synthesis at the level of the 30s ribosomal subunit and the 16s rRNA.