Description
A potential impurity found in commercial preparations of oxytetracycline; has a relative potency of 0.1 compared with oxytetracycline for growth inhibition of aerobic sludge bacteria, an MIC50 value of 32 mg/L for tetracycline-sensitive strains of Pseudomonas, and MIC50 values of greater than 32 mg/L for tetracycline-sensitive strains of Agrobacterium, Moraxella, and Bacillus, as well as tetracycline-resistant strains of E. coli; toxic to rats, decreasing body weight, disrupting blood cell counts, and inducing hepatocyte necrosis
Formal name: (3S,4S,5R)-4-[(3R)-1,3-dihydro-4,5-dihydroxy-9-methyl-3-oxonaphtho[2,3-c]furan-1-yl]-3-(dimethylamino)-2,5-dihydroxy-6-oxo-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxamide
Synonyms: β-Apo-Oxytetracycline|β-Apoterramycin
Molecular weight: 442.4
CAS: 18751-99-0
Purity: ≥98%
Formulation: A crystalline solid
Product Type|Biochemicals|Antibiotics|Tetracyclines||Product Type|Biochemicals|Pharmaceutical Impurities||Research Area|Immunology & Inflammation||Research Area|Infectious Disease|Bacterial Diseases