Tetracycline
Created:
3/9/16
Submitted:
3/6/23
Published:
3/6/23
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Tetracycline is a broad-spectrum polyketide antibiotic produced by the Streptomyces genus of actinobacteria. It has a role as an antimicrobial agent, an antibacterial drug, an antiprotozoal drug, a protein synthesis inhibitor and an Escherichia coli metabolite. It is a tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone and a member of tetracyclines. It is a conjugate acid of a tetracycline(1-) and a tetracycline zwitterion.
