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 | |
Compound class | Synthetic organic |
Approved drug? | Yes (FDA (1953), UK (2001)) |
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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 | |
INN number | INN |
298 | tetracycline |
Synonyms |
Achromycin® | Ala-Tet® | Brodspec® | NSC-108579 | Panmycin® | Sumycin® | TCN |
Database Links | |
Specialist databases | |
Antibiotic DB | 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 |
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