Flashcards: Tetracycline antibiotics

Tetracycline is an antibiotic used to treat a number of bacterial infections.

Minocycline (INN) is a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic, and has a broader spectrum than the other members of the group.

Chlortetracycline (trade name Aureomycin, Lederle) is a tetracycline antibiotic, the first tetracycline to be identified.

Doxycycline is an antibiotic that is used in the treatment of a number of types of infections caused by bacteria and protozoa.

Metacycline is a tetracycline antibiotic.

Penimepicycline (INN, also known as mepicycline penicillinate) is an antibiotic.

Clomocycline is a tetracycline antibiotic.

Demeclocycline (INN, BAN) (brand names Declomycin, Declostatin, Ledermycin, Bioterciclin, Deganol, Deteclo), also known as demeclocycline hydrochloride (USAN) (brand names Detravis, Meciclin, Mexocine, Clortetrin), is a semisynthetic tetracycline antibiotic which was derived from a strain of Streptomyces aureofaciens.

Oxytetracycline was the second of the broad-spectrum tetracycline group of antibiotics to be discovered.

Omadacycline (formerly known as PTK-0796) is a broad spectrum antibiotic belonging to the aminomethylcycline subclass of tetracycline antibiotics.

Rolitetracycline is a tetracycline antibiotic.

Meclocycline (INN) is a tetracycline antibiotic.

Lymecycline is a tetracycline broad-spectrum antibiotic marketed by the pharmaceutical company Galderma.