Synonyms: pyrrolidinylmethyltetracycline | Reverin® | SQ 15,659 | Syntetrin® | Velacycline®
rolitetracycline is an approved drug (FDA (1959))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Rolitetracycline is a parenterally delivered prodrug of tetracycline, an antibacterial that has activity against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria.
Note that the structure shown here matches the CAS-assigned structure and is the same as the ChEBI and ChEMBL entries linked to below. There is no exact match in PubChem for the structure shown here. |
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Bioactivity Comments |
We have been unable to identify quantitative data for the antibacterial activity of rolitetracycline. Like other tetracyclines, rolitetracycline has antiprotozoal activity, including against the malaria parasite [1-2]. |