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 |
Pregnancy cat. | ? |
Legal status | ? |
Identifiers | |
ATC code | J01AA05 |
PubChem | CID 5281054 |
ChemSpider | 10468596 |
UNII | IR235I7C5P |
ChEMBL | CHEMBL249837 |
Chemical data | |
Formula | C22H22N2O8 |
Mol. mass | 442.419 g/mol |
SMILES | eMolecules & PubChem |
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Metacycline is a tetracycline antibiotic. It is used as a precursour in the industrial synthesis of doxycycline hyclate. It should not be confused with the antibiotic methicillin (aka meticillin).
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