Metacycline
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
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(2Z,4S,4aR,5S,5aR,12aS)-2-[amino(hydroxy)methylene]-4-(dimethylamino)-5,10,11,12a-tetrahydroxy-6-methylene-4a,5a,6,12a-tetrahydrotetracene-1,3,12(2H,4H,5H)-trione | |
| Clinical data | |
| AHFS/Drugs.com | International Drug Names |
| MedlinePlus | a682778 |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS Number |
914-00-1 |
| ATC code | J01AA05 (WHO) |
| PubChem | CID 5281054 |
| ChemSpider |
10468596 |
| UNII |
IR235I7C5P |
| ChEMBL |
CHEMBL249837 |
| NIAID ChemDB | 001301 |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C22H22N2O8 |
| Molar mass | 442.419 g/mol |
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Metacycline is a tetracycline antibiotic. It is used as a precursor in the industrial synthesis of doxycycline hyclate. It should not be confused with the antibiotic methicillin (aka meticillin).
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