Any of a group of broad spectrum naphthacene antibiotics isolated from various species of Streptomyces or produced semisynthetically. In bacteria, tetracycline antibiotics block binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the mRNA-ribosome complex, thereby inhibiting protein synthesis. (NCI05)
Used To Treat:
Drugs:
- Metacycline ,
- Doxycycline ,
- Minocycline ,
- Tetracycline ,
- Demeclocycline ,
- Lymecycline ,
- Oxytetracycline ,
- Chlortetracycline ,
- Tigecycline
Side effects:
Also known as:
- Tetracycline Antibiotic