tetracycline

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q193045
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tetracycline

Summary

tetracycline is a type of chemical entity[1]. tetracycline ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,479 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • tetracycline is credited with the discovery of Lloyd Conover[3].
  • tetracycline's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[4].
  • tetracycline's canonical SMILES is recorded as CN(C)C1C(=O)C(C(N)=O)=C(O)C2(O)C(=O)C3=C(O)c4c(O)cccc4C(C)(O)C3CC12[5].
  • tetracycline's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₈[6].
  • tetracycline is a type of Achromycin[7].
  • tetracycline is part of tetracycline metabolic process[8].
  • tetracycline is part of tetracycline biosynthetic process[9].
  • tetracycline is part of cellular response to tetracycline[10].
  • tetracycline is part of response to tetracycline[11].
  • tetracycline is part of tetracycline transmembrane transporter activity[12].
  • tetracycline is part of tetracycline transmembrane transport[13].
  • tetracycline is part of tetracycline:proton antiporter activity[14].
  • tetracycline is used for medication[15].
  • tetracycline's Commons category is recorded as Tetracycline[16].
  • tetracycline's found in taxon is recorded as Escherichia coli[17].
  • tetracycline's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces[18].
  • tetracycline's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces aureofaciens[19].
  • tetracycline's found in taxon is recorded as Streptomyces albus[20].
  • tetracycline's significant drug interaction is recorded as rac-warfarin[21].
  • tetracycline's significant drug interaction is recorded as tretinoin[22].
  • tetracycline's significant drug interaction is recorded as acitretin[23].
  • tetracycline's significant drug interaction is recorded as isotretinoin[24].
  • tetracycline's isomeric SMILES is recorded as C[C@@]1([C@H]2C[C@H]3C@@HN(C)C)OC@@HN(C)C)O">[25].
  • tetracycline's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+444.1533'}[26].
  • tetracycline's medical condition treated is recorded as chlamydia infection[27].

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Works and Contributions

tetracycline is credited with the discovery of Lloyd Conover[3].

Why It Matters

tetracycline ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,479 views/month).[2] tetracycline has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] tetracycline is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . A comprehensive genome-scale reconstruction of Escherichia coli metabolism--2011.. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Angucyclines and Angucyclinones from Streptomyces sp. CB01913 Featuring C-Ring Cleavage and Expansion. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Use of carbon-13 in biosynthetic studies: origin of the malonyl coenzyme A incorporated into tetracycline by Streptomyces aureofaciens. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Combinatorial Effect of ARTP Mutagenesis and Ribosome Engineering on an Industrial Strain of Streptomyces albus S12 for Enhanced Biosynthesis of Salinomycin. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . A reference set of clinically relevant adverse drug-drug interactions. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Wostr · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Medical condition treated chlamydia infection, acne, rickettsiosis +4
    Subject has role protein synthesis inhibitor, antibiotic, essential medicine +3
    Pubchem cid 54675776, 51580080
    Instance of
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P662]]: 5353990"
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