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T3889

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Tetracycline phosphate complex

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UNSPSC Code:
51101500

form

powder

color

yellow to yellow with an orange cast

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria
Gram-positive bacteria

mode of action

protein synthesis | interferes

storage temp.

−20°C

General description

Chemical structure: tetracycline

Application

Tetracycline is a broad spectrum polyketide antibiotic. It is used clinically to treat bacterial infections such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, typhus fever, tick fevers, Q fever and Brill-Zinsser disease. It is used to treat upper respiratory infections and acne. It is used to study multidrug resistance as well as potential side effects such as acute pancreatitis.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Tetracycline inhibits bacterial protein synthesis elongation at the level of aminoacyl-tRNA binding to the 30S ribosome. Tetracycline passively diffuses through porin channels in the bacterial cell membrane. It also binds to the bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit which may alter the cytoplasmic membrane, causing intracellular components to leak from bacterial cells.

Packaging

25G

Storage and Stability

Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Storage class (TRGS 510): Non-combustible, acute toxic hazardous, acute toxic Cat. 3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects.

Other Notes

Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Storage class (TRGS 510): Non-combustible, acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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WGK 3

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Not applicable

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Not applicable

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Ricardo E de Cristóbal et al.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 58(1), 31-36 (2006-05-12)
Starting from the observation that Escherichia coli tolC mutations severely reduced the high-level resistance to tetracycline afforded by Tn10- and plasmid-encoded Tet(A) pumps, we studied the mechanism of this susceptibility. The MIC of tetracycline for MC4100 tolC::Tn10 and several tolC
Increased risk of acute pancreatitis among tetracycline users in a Swedish population-based case-control study
Rickard Ljung, Jesper Lagergren, et al.
Gut, 10.1136, 300949-300949 (2011)
Craig Knox et al.
Nucleic acids research, 39(Database issue), D1035-D1041 (2010-11-10)
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