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Home/Compounds/API/Tetracycline
C22H24N2O8
444.4 g/mol
API

Tetracycline

CAS60-54-8EC200-481-9
Category
API
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Tetracycline is an antibiotic active pharmaceutical ingredient belonging to the tetracyclines family. It is available in oral and topical formulations for use in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Antibiotic raw material for pharmaceutical productionComponent in oral and topical formulations

Content scope: Information here supports chemical identification and industrial supply, research, and manufacturing contexts. It is not a therapeutic claim, medical advice, or drug-use instructions.

Restricted or banned substances

Substances on this list are banned or restricted under the named regulation. This page is a compliance reference — verify your obligations under applicable law.

Relevant lists:California Proposition 65

CAS 60-54-8

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Safety Reference

Regulatory Compliance1
  • California Proposition 65USRegulation
    Listed· listed since 1991-10-01Source

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for Tetracycline (CAS 60-54-8) is 2941.30.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2941.30

EU CN code (8-digit)

2941 30 00

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(4S,4aS,5aS,6S,12aR)-4-(dimethylamino)-1,6,10,11,12a-pentahydroxy-6-methyl-3,12-dioxo-4,4a,5,5a-tetrahydrotetracene-2-carboxamide

InChIKey

NWXMGUDVXFXRIG-WESIUVDSSA-N

SMILES

C[C@@]1([C@H]2C[C@H]3[C@@H](C(=O)C(=C([C@]3(C(=O)C2=C(C4=C1C=CC=C4O)O)O)O)C(=O)N)N(C)C)O

Synonyms (94)
  • E701
  • T-125
  • Oxytetracycline EP Impurity B
  • Oxytetracycline EP Impurity B; Lymecycline EP Impurity H
  • Tetraciclina [INN-Spanish]
  • Tetracycline (JAN/USP/INN)
  • Tetracyclinum [INN-Latin]
  • 60-54-8 (FREE BASE)
  • Abramycin
  • Abricycline
  • Achromycin V
  • Agromicina
  • Ala-Tet
  • Ambramicina
  • Ambramycin
  • Amycin
  • Bio-tetra
  • Biocycline
  • Brodspec
  • Cefracycline
  • Cefracycline suspension
  • Centet (base)
  • Ciclibion
  • Copharlan
  • Criseociclina
  • Cyclomycin
  • Cyclopar
  • Democracin
  • Deschlorobiomycin
  • Economycin
  • LYMECYCLINE IMPURITY H
  • Lexacycline
  • Limecycline
  • Liquamycin
  • Liquamycin (Veterinary)
  • Mericycline
  • Micycline
  • Omegamycin
  • Orlycycline
  • PYLERA COMPONENT TETRACYCLINE
  • Panmycin
  • Piracaps (base)
  • Purocyclina
  • Roviciclina
  • SK-Tetracycline
  • Solvocin
  • Sumycin
  • Sumycin (TN)
  • Supramycin
  • TETRACYCLINE [MART.]
  • Tetra-Co
  • Tetrabid Organon
  • Tetrabon
  • Tetraciclina
  • Tetracycl
  • Tetracyclin
  • Tetracycline & VRC3375
  • Tetracycline (Standard)
  • Tetracycline (internal use)
  • Tetracycline HCl
  • Tetracycline I
  • Tetracycline II
  • Tetracycline base
  • Tetracycline, >=88.0% (HPLC)
  • Tetracycline, >=98.0% (NT)
  • Tetracyclinum
  • Tetracyn
  • Tetradecin
  • Tetrafil
  • Tetraverine
  • Tetrazyklin
  • Tsiklomistsin
  • Tsiklomitsin
  • Veracin
  • Vetacyclinum
  • Vetquamycin
  • Vetquamycin-324 (free base)
  • tetracycline