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Metacycline is a tetracycline antibiotic. It is used as a precursor in the industrial synthesis of doxycycline hyclate. It should not be confused with the antibiotic methicillin (aka meticillin).

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ATC prefix
J01
ATC suffix
AA05
CAS number
914-00-1
FDA UNII code
IR235I7C5P
IUPAC name
(2Z4S4aR5S5aR12aS)-2-[amino(hydroxy)methylene]-4-(dimethylamino)-5101112a-tetrahydroxy-6-methylene-4a5a612a-tetrahydrotetracene-1312(2H4H5H)-trione
PubChem
5281054

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