TETRACYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 64-75-5

TETRACYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE

EINECS NO. 200-593-8
FORMULA C22H24N2O8·HCl
MOL WT. 480.90

H.S. CODE

 

TOXICITY

 
SYNONYMS  
4S-(4alpha,4aalpha,5aalpha,6beta,12aalpha))-4-(Dimethylamino)- 1,4,4a,5,5a,6, 11,12a- octahydro-3,6,10,12,12a-pentahydroxy-6-methyl- 1,11-dioxo-2-naphthacenecarboxamide, monohydrochloride; Achromycin Hydrochloride; Panmycin Hydrochloride;

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE off-white powder
MELTING POINT 220 - 223 C (Decomposes)
BOILING POINT

 

SPECIFIC GRAVITY  
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Soluble (5-10 g/100ml at 24 C)
pH 2.0 -2.5 (2% sol.)
VAPOR DENSITY

 

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 2; Flammability: 0; Instability: 1

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT  
STABILITY

Stable under ordinary conditions. Light, moisture sensitive.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATIONS

Tetracycline is a member of the tetracycline family useful because of broad antimicrobial action. It is chiefly used in treating infections caused by streptococci, staphylococci, Gram-negative bacilli, rickettsiae, and certain protozoans and viruses. Tetracycline can be produced biosynthetically by fermentation with a strain of Streptomyces aureofaciens (or certain other species) or chemically by hydrogenolysis of chlortetracycline. Tetracyclines inhibit bacterial protein synthesis by binding to the 30S ribosomal subunit. Tetracycline act as a inhibitor of a growth (bacteriostatic) rather than killer of the infectious agent (bacteriocidal) and is only effective against multiplying microorganisms.

Tetracycline antibiotics include;

  • Chlortetracycline (CAS # : 57-62-5)
  • Demeclocycline Hydrochloride (CAS # : 64-73-3)
  • Demethylchlortetracycline (CAS # : 127-33-3)
  • Dihydrostreptomycin Sesquisulfate (CAS # : 5490-27-7)
  • Doxycycline (CAS # : 564-25-0)
  • Duramycin (CAS # : 1391-36-2)
  • Meclocycline Sulfosalicylate (CAS # : 73816-42-9)
  • Methacycline Hydrochloride (CAS # : 3963-95-9)
  • Minocycline (CAS # : 10118-90-8)
  • Neomycin (CAS # : 1404-04-2)
  • Oxytetracycline (CAS # : 6153-64-6)
  • Streptomycin (CAS # : 57-92-1)
  • Tetracycline (CAS # : 60-54-8)
  • Vancomycin (CAS # : 123409-00-7)
SALES SPECIFICATION (USP/BP)

APPEARANCE

off-white powder

ASSAY

95.0% min

TRANSPORTATION
PACKING  
HAZARD CLASS  
UN NO.  
SAFETY INFORMATION

HAZARD OVERVIEW

GHS (Globally Harmonised System) Classification: Acute toxicity (Oral). Hazard statements: Harmful if swallowed. Potential Health Effects: Eyes - May cause eye irritation. Skin - Harmful if absorbed through skin. May cause skin irritation. Ingestion - Harmful if swallowed. Inhalation - May be harmful if inhaled. May cause respiratory tract irritation.

GHS

 

SIGNAL WORD

Warning

PICTOGRAMS

HAZARD STATEMENTS

H302

P STATEMENTS

P264-P270-P301 + P312-P330-P501

EC DIRECTIVES

 

HAZARD CODES

RISK PHRASES

22

SAFETY PHRASES

22-36

PRICE INFORMATION