Sancycline hydrochloride is the hydrochloride salt of a rare semi-synthetic tetracycline prepared by hydrogenolysis of the chloro and benzylic hydroxy moieties of declomycin, first reported in 1962. As the simplest of the early tetracyclines, sancycline was the first to be totally synthesised by Conover and co-workers.
Sancycline hydrochloride is soluble in ethanol, methanol, DMF and DMSO.
CAS Number
6625-20-3
Molecular Formula
C21H23ClN2O7
Molecular Weight
450.9
Mechanism of Action
Sancycline acts by reversibly binding to the 30S ribosomal subunit and inhibiting protein translation by blocking entry of aminoacyl-tRNA into the ribosome A site.
Storage Conditions
-20°C