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Home/Compounds/API/Oxytetracycline
C22H24N2O9
460.4 g/mol
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Terramycin

CAS79-57-2EC103-115-5
Category
API
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Oxytetracycline is a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic and the second compound of this class to be discovered. It is supplied as a pharmaceutical raw material for use in the manufacturing of veterinary and human medicinal products.

pharmaceutical raw material for antibiotic preparationsactive pharmaceutical ingredient for tetracycline-based 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

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Relevant lists:California Proposition 65

CAS 79-57-2

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Referencestereoisomer of

Oxytetracycline hemicalcium salt

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
H362May cause harm to breast-fed children
H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H411Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
Regulatory Compliance1
  • California Proposition 65USRegulation
    Listed· listed since 1991-01-01Source

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for Terramycin (CAS 79-57-2) 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,4aR,5S,5aR,6S,12aR)-4-(dimethylamino)-1,5,6,10,11,12a-hexahydroxy-6-methyl-3,12-dioxo-4,4a,5,5a-tetrahydrotetracene-2-carboxamide

InChIKey

OWFJMIVZYSDULZ-PXOLEDIWSA-N

SMILES

C[C@@]1([C@H]2[C@@H]([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)O

Synonyms (112)
  • E703
  • OTC
  • Doxycycline EP Impurity E
  • Oxitetraciclina [INN-Spanish]
  • Oxytetracycline, British Pharmacopoeia (BP)
  • Oxytetracycline; Doxycycline Hyclate EP Impurity E
  • Oxytetracyclinum [INN-Latin]
  • 5-Hydroxytetracycline
  • 6153-64-6 (di-hydrate)
  • 79-57-2 (ANHYDROUS)
  • Adamycin
  • Antibiotic TM 25
  • Berkmycen
  • Biosolvomycin
  • Biostat
  • Biostat PA
  • Bisolvomycin
  • DOXYCYCLINE IMPURITY E
  • Dabicycline
  • Dalimycin
  • Embryostat
  • Fanterrin
  • Galsenomycin
  • Geomycin
  • Geotilin
  • Hydroxytetracyclinum
  • Imperacin
  • Lenocycline
  • Liquamycin LA 200
  • Macocyn
  • Medamycin
  • Mepatar
  • Mycoshield TMQTHC 20
  • Nitox
  • OTC (antibiotic)
  • Oksisyklin
  • Ossitetraciclina
  • Oxacycline
  • Oxitetraciclina
  • Oxitetracyclin
  • Oxitetracyclinum
  • Oxy-Kesso-tetra
  • Oxydon
  • Oxymycin
  • Oxymykoin
  • Oxypam
  • Oxysteclin
  • Oxyterracin
  • Oxyterracine
  • Oxyterracyne
  • Oxytetracid
  • Oxytetracyclin
  • Oxytetracycline (Standard)
  • Oxytetracycline (Terramycin)
  • Oxytetracycline (anhydrous)
  • Oxytetracycline (dihydrate)
  • Oxytetracycline CRS
  • Oxytetracycline amphoteric
  • Oxytetracycline base
  • Oxytetracycline calcium
  • Oxytetracycline dehydrate
  • Oxytetracyclinum
  • Oxytetracyclinum dihydras
  • Pennox 200
  • Proteroxyna
  • Riomitsin
  • Ryomycin
  • Solkaciclina
  • Stecsolin
  • Stevacin
  • TM 5
  • Tarocyn
  • Tarosin
  • Teravit
  • Terrafungine
  • Terramicina Oftalmica
  • Terramitsin
  • Terramycin
  • Terramycin Q50
  • Terramycin im
  • Terramycine
  • Tetracycline, 5-hydroxy-
  • Tetran
  • Unimycin
  • Ursocyclin
  • Ursocycline
  • Vendarcin
  • oxytetracycline