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Methacycline

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Definition: A broad-spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic related to TETRACYCLINE but excreted more slowly and maintaining effective blood levels for a more extended period.     
Pharmacological Action Anti-Bacterial Agents 		Other names Monohydrochloride, Methacycline; Zambon Brand of Methacycline Monohydrochloride; Teofarma Brand of Methacycline Monohydrochloride; Rondomycin; Physiomycine; Methyleneoxytetracycline; Methacycline Monohydrochloride; Metacycline; LysoclineDrugs* : RONDOMYCIN
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
tri-methacycline  53101-42-1 (4S-(4 alpha,4a alpha,5 alpha,5a alpha,12a alpha))-4-(dimethylamino)-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a- octahydro-3,5,10,12,12a-pentahydroxy-6-methylene- 1,11-dioxo-2-naphthacenecarboxamide, compd. with 2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol (1:3)  Methacycline/*analogs & derivatives. Arzneim Forsch 25(2):234;1975

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