Tetracycline antibiotic

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  • tetracycline antibiotic Any of a group of broad spectrum naphthacene antibiotics isolated from various species of Streptomyces or produced semisynthetically.

Mechanism of action of Tetracycline antibiotic[edit source]

In bacteria, tetracycline antibiotics block binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the mRNA-ribosome complex, thereby inhibiting protein synthesis.

Clinical Trials Using Tetracycline antibiotic[edit source]

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