Form
Powder
Appearance
Yellow powder
Source
Streptomyces Aureofaciens.
Potency (on a dry basis)
≥900µg/mg
pH
2.3-3.3
Optical Rotation
-235º to -250º
Loss on Drying
≤2.0%
Chlorotetracycline HCl is tetracycline antibiotic and the first antibiotic of the tetracycline class to be discovered. Chlorotetracycline HCl is soluble at 8.6 mg/mL.
64-72-2
C22H23ClN2O8· HCl
515.34 g/mol
The mechanism of chlorotetracycline involves entering a cell and binding to the 30s ribosomal subunit preventing peptide elongation and ultimately inhibiting protein synthesis. Resistance to chlorotetracycline can be a result of inactivation by cell enzymes or pumping the antibiotic out of the cell upon entering.
-20 °C, protected from light.
2941.30.0000
Chlorotetracycline is a broad spectrum antibiotic targeting a wide variety of gram positive and gram negative bacterial cells.
Powder
Yellow powder
Streptomyces Aureofaciens.
≥900µg/mg
2.3-3.3
-235º to -250º
≤2.0%