TETRACYCLINE
TETRACYCLINE
Brand Names : Deschlorobiomycin; Tsiklomitsin; Amtet; Abricycline;
Achromycin; Agromicina; Ambramicina; Ambramycin; Bio-Tetra; Bristacycline,
Bristaciclina; Cefracycline suspension; Centet; Criseociclina. Cyclomycin;
Cyclopar; Democracin; Deltamycin Desamycin; Duratet; G-Mycin, Maytrex; M-Tetra;
Hostacyclin; Omegamycin; Panmycin; Nor-Tet; Paltet: Partrex. Piracaps;
Polycycline; Purocyclina; Retet; Robitet; Sanclomycine; Steclin; Sumycin; Tet;
Teline; Tetra-Bid; Tetrabon; Tetracyn; Tetradecin; Tetraciclina; Tetracyclinum,
Tetra-C: TetraCo: Tetracap: Tetrachel; Tetralan; Tetram: Tri-Tet; Phosphate
Complex; Tetrex.
Tetracycline is the least expensive and
most commonly used tetracycline antibiotic. It is a bright-yellow, odourless,
crystalline salt, m.p. 170-175 (swells at 165°). It darkens in strong sunlight
in moist atmosphere, but is stable in air, neutral and alkaline solutions and
in acid solutions having a pH higher than 2. It is soluble in water (1 in
2500), alcohol (1 in 50), methyl alcohol; sparingly soluble in acetone; freely
soluble in dilute acids and, with decomposition, in solutions of alkali
hydroxides; practically insoluble in chloroform and ether. It is stored in
airtight containers and protected from light .
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