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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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