| Bioactivity | Oxytetracycline is an antibiotic belonging to the tetracycline class. Oxytetracycline potent inhibits Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Oxytetracycline is a protein synthesis inhibitor and prevents the binding from aminoacil-tRNA to the complex m-ribosomal RNA. Oxytetracycline also possesses anti-HSV-1 activity[1][2][3]. | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | Oxytetracycline is an important member of the bacterial aromatic polyketide family, which is a structurally diverse class of natural products. Oxytetracycline is synthesized by a type II polyketide synthase that generates the poly-beta-ketone backbone through successive decarboxylative condensation of malonyl-CoA extender units, followed by modifications by cyclases, oxygenases, transferases, and additional tailoring enzymes[2]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Oxytetracycline | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 79-57-2 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C22H24N2O9 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 460.43 | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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