Tetracycline hydrochloride is used to induce apoptosis in osteoclasts. It is used to treat acne and other skin infections, respiratory tract infections like pneumonia, genital, urinary infections, leptospirosis, helicobacter pylori, taxoplasmosis, mycoplasma, psittacosis for dog and cats. It also works more effectively in animals that have tick-borne infections. It is also useful in cell culture applications.
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General Description
• Tetracycline hydrochloride is the hydrochloride salt of
the antibiotic tetracycline
• Tetracycline blocks amino acyl-tRNA binding during
bacterial protein synthesis
• Tetracycline is a broad-spectrum naphthacene antibiotic that
inhibits growth of both gram positive and gram negative bacteria
Applications
• Tetracycline may be used as a selection agent in cell
culture
• It may also be used to activate inducible gene
expression in engineered cells