Chlortetracycline is an analog of tetracycline , a broad spectrum antibiotic. In addition to its actions against microorganisms, chlortetracycline suppresses inflammation by inhibiting neutrophil action and other aspects of the innate immune response. 4-epi-Chlortetracycline is an epimer of chlortetracycline.
Epitetracycline is an epimer of the antibiotic tetracycline . Epimers of tetracycline form without catalysis and are considered degradation products. Epitetracycline has decreased activity as an antibiotic or a Tet repressor effector but may have stronger toxic effects in animals.
β-Apooxytetracycline is a potential impurity found in commercial preparations of oxytetracycline. β-Apooxytetracycline is a degradation product formed from oxytetracycline via acid hydrolysis. It has a relative potency of 0.1 compared with oxytetracycline for inhibiting the growth 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. β-Apooxytetracycline (10 mg/kg) is toxic to rats, decreasing body weight, disrupting blood cell counts, and inducing hepatocyte necrosis.
Epianhydrotetracycline (EATC) is a degradation product of the antibiotic tetracycline .1 EATC is active against Pseudomonas, Agrobacterium, Moraxella, Bacillus, and E. coli (MIC50s = 0.75-16 mg/L).
Chlortetracycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic tetracycline with a 7-chloro substitution. It inhibits growth of both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria by inhibiting protein synthesis.