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Oxytetracycline hydrochloride/HCL
Oxytetracycline hydrochloride/HCL
  • Oxytetracycline hydrochloride/HCL

Oxytetracycline hydrochloride/HCL

Product Name: Oxytetracycline hydrochloride/HCL
CAS No.: 2058-46-0
MF: C22H25ClN2O9
MW: 496.89
Melting point: 180°C
Storage temp.: -188~-200°(D/20℃)(c=1,0.1mol/l HCl) (calculated on the dried basis)
Solubility: Freely soluble in water, sparingly soluble in ethanol (96 per cent). Solutions in water become turbid on standing, owing to the precipitation of oxytetracycline.
Form: Crystalline Powder
Color: yellow
PH: 2.0~3.0 (10g/l, 25℃)
Standard: USP/EP/BP

Oxytetracycline hydrochloride is an antibiotic indicated for treatment of infections caused by Gram positive and Gram negative microorganisms such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Pasteurella pestis, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, and Diplococcus pneumoniae. It is used in studies on the oxytetracycline-resistance gene (otrA). Oxytetracycline hydrochloride is used to study phagosome- lysosome (P-L) fusion in P388D1 cells1 and antibiotic susceptibilities of Mycoplasma bovis isolates.