Tetracycline hydrochloride

Tetracycline Hydrochloride is the hydrochloride salt of tetracycline, a broad-spectrum naphthacene antibiotic produced semisynthetically from chlortetracycline, an antibiotic isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces aureofaciens. In bacteria, tetracycline blocks binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the mRNA-ribosome complex, thereby inhibiting protein synthesis and bacterial cell growth. Because naturally fluorescing tetracycline binds to newly formed bone at the bone/osteoid interface, tetracycline-labeling of bone and fluorescence microscopy may be used to perform bone histomorphometry. It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Tetracyclines. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a fermentation-derived source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Tetracycline HCl, Achromycin hydrochloride, Bristacycline, Cyclopar and Sumycin. Its PubChem CID is 54686181.