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Synonyms: Achromycin® | Ala-Tet® | Brodspec® | NSC-108579 | Panmycin® | Sumycin® | TCN
tetracycline is an approved drug (FDA (1953), UK (2001))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Tetracycline is a long-used oral antibacterial. It has broad spectrum activity against aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, both Gram-negative and Gram-positive. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Proteus spp. have natural resistance to tetracyclines. Acquired resistance to tetracycline is now commonplace.
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Classification ![]() |
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| Compound class | Synthetic organic |
| Approved drug? | Yes. UK MHRA (2001) | US FDA (1953) |
| WHO Essential Medicine | WHO Essential Medicines List (EML) (23rd List, 2023). Access PDF version. Click to view more information about the WHO Model Lists of Essential Medicines. |
| Prodrug | rolitetracycline |
IUPAC Name ![]() |
| (4S,4aS,5aS,6S,12aR)-4-(dimethylamino)-1,6,10,11,12a-pentahydroxy-6-methyl-3,12-dioxo-4,4a,5,5a-tetrahydrotetracene-2-carboxamide |
International Nonproprietary Names ![]() |
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| INN number | INN |
| 298 | tetracycline |
Synonyms ![]() |
| Achromycin® | Ala-Tet® | Brodspec® | NSC-108579 | Panmycin® | Sumycin® | TCN |
Database Links ![]() |
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| Specialist databases | |
Antibiotic DB
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Tetracycline |
| Other databases | |
| BindingDB Ligand | 50237605 |
| CAS Registry No. | 60-54-8 (source: WHO INN record) |
| ChEMBL Ligand | ChEMBL1440 |
| DrugBank Ligand | DB00759 |
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 405560368 |
| PubChem CID | 54675776 |
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | NWXMGUDVXFXRIG-WESIUVDSSA-N |
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | NWXMGUDVXFXRIG |
| Search PubMed clinical trials | tetracycline |
| Search PubMed titles | tetracycline |
| Search PubMed titles/abstracts | tetracycline |
| UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | NWXMGUDVXFXRIG-WESIUVDSSA-N |
| UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | NWXMGUDVXFXRIG-WESIUVDSSA-N |
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