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Definition of Tetracycline

1. Noun. An antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections.

Definition of Tetracycline

1. Noun. An antibiotic produced by the ''Streptomyces'' bacterium. ¹

2. Noun. Any antibiotic with the same general structure derived from tetracene with many hydroxyl and other groups. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tetracycline

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Medical Definition of Tetracycline

1. Broad spectrum antibiotic that blocks binding of aminoacyl tRNA to the ribosomes of both gram-positive and gram-negative organisms (and those of organelles). Produced by Streptomyces aureofasciens. Other exaples include tetracycline, demeclocycline and doxycycline. (09 Oct 1997)

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Literary usage of Tetracycline

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Administer orally for not more than 5 days; do not slaughter animals for food within 12 days of treatment; use as sole source of tetracycline. ..."

2. Novel Systems for the Study of Human Disease: From Basic Research to by OECD Staff, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope (1998)
"The bacterial elements chosen are part of a tetracycline resistance operon and thus the controlling effector molecule is tetracycline (Tc) or one of its ..."

3. SAS/IML 9.1 by SAS Institute (2004)
"Diffusion of tetracycline Consider the concentration of tetracycline hydrochloride in blood serum. The tetra- cycline is administered to a subject orally, ..."

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