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ALX-380-060 Revised 11-Jul-08
Tetracycline . hydrochloride
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PRODUCT LINE Natural Products / Antibiotics
PRODUCT CATEGORY Other Antibiotics - DNA Regulation / Transcription
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ALX-380-060-G005   5 g 20.00 USD Add To Cart
Product Specification
FORMULA: C22H24N2O8 . HCl
MW: 444.5 . 36.5
CAS NUMBER: 64-75-5
MERCK INDEX: 14: 9196
RTECS: QI9100000
APPEARANCE: Yellow solid.
SOLUBILITY: Soluble in water, methanol or 100% ethanol.
SHIPPING: AMBIENT
LONG TERM STORAGE: +4°C
HANDLING: Protect from light and moisture.
HAZARD: IRRITANT.

Product Description
Broad-spectrum antibiotic with anti-inflammatory activity. Blocks bacterial protein synthesis by inhibiting binding of aminoacyl tRNA to A-site of ribosomes. Tetracycline-controlled systems are used to control gene expression on transgenic mice. Marker of bone formation.
Product Specific Literature References
Clinical and laboratory observations of a new antibiotic, tetracycline: M. Finland, et al.; J. Am. Med. Assoc. 154, 561 (1954) Abstract
Tetracycline antibiotics: mode of action, applications, molecular biology, and epidemiology of bacterial resistance: I. Chopra & M. Roberts; Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev. 65, 232 (2001) Abstract
Tetracyclines: nonantibiotic properties and their clinical implications: A. N. Sapadin & R. Fleischmajer; J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 54, 258 (2006) Abstract
A novel tetracycline labeling schedule for longitudinal evaluation of the short-term effects of anabolic therapy with a single iliac crest bone biopsy: early actions of teriparatide: R. Lindsay, et al.; J. Bone Miner. Res. 21, 366 (2006) Abstract
Tetracycline-controlled genetic switches: R. Sprengel & M. T. Hasan; Handb. Exp. Pharmacol. 178, 49 (2007) Abstract
Anti-inflammatory activity of tetracyclines: G. Webster & J. Q. Del Rosso; Dermatol. Clin. 25, 133 (2007) Abstract