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minocycline
Sign in to saveAlso known as Minocin, Klinomycin, Minociclinum, 7-Dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline, Minocyclin, (4S,4AS,5ar,12as)-4,7-bis(dimethylamino)-3,10,12,12a-tetrahydroxy-1,11-dioxo-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octahydrotetracene-2-carboxamide, Vectrin, Minocycline hydrochloride
Minocycline, sold under the brand name Minocin among others, is a tetracycline antibiotic medication used to treat a number of bacterial infections such as some occurring in certain forms of pneumonia. It is generally (but not always) less preferred than the tetracycline doxycycline. Minocycline is also used for the treatment of acne and rheumatoid arthritis. It is taken by mouth or applied to the skin.
Key facts
- Drug.image
- Minocycline.svg
- Drug.image_class
- skin-invert-image
- Drug.image2
- Minocycline_(model).png
- Drug.image_class2
- bg-transparent
- Drug.tradename
- Minocin, others
- Drug.MedlinePlus
- a682101
- Drug.DailyMedID
- Minocycline
- Drug.pregnancy_AU
- D
- Drug.routes_of_administration
- By mouth, intravenous, topical
- Drug.class
- Antibiotic; Tetracycline antibiotic
- Drug.ATC_prefix
- J01
- Drug.ATC_suffix
- AA08
- Drug.ATC_supplemental
- ,
- Drug.legal_AU
- S4
- Drug.legal_US
- Rx-only
- Drug.bioavailability
- 90–100%
- Drug.protein_bound
- 70–75%
- Drug.metabolism
- Liver
via Wikipedia infobox
Chemical data
- Formula
- C23H27N3O7
- Molecular weight
- 457.5 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (4S,4aS,5aR,12aR)-2-carbamoyl-7-(dimethylamino)-4-(dimethylazaniumyl)-10,11,12a-trihydroxy-3,12-dioxo-4a,5,5a,6-tetrahydro-4H-tetracen-1-olate
- SMILES
- C[NH+](C)[C@H]1[C@@H]2C[C@@H]3CC4=C(C=CC(=C4C(=C3C(=O)[C@@]2(C(=C(C1=O)C(=O)N)[O-])O)O)O)N(C)C
- InChIKey
- FFTVPQUHLQBXQZ-KVUCHLLUSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.5
- Polar surface area
- 169 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 5
- H-bond acceptors
- 8
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
11,708 papersvia PubMed
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Encyclopedic overview
33 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Acne
- Other infections
- Available forms
- Contraindications
- Side effects
- Overdose
- Interactions
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacodynamics
- Antibiotic activity
- Other activities
- Pharmacokinetics
- Absorption
- Distribution
- Metabolism
- Elimination
- Chemistry
- History
- Society and culture
- Brand names
- Generic availability
- Research
- Neuropsychiatric disorders
- Depression
- Schizophrenia
- Other conditions
- Stroke and neurodegenerative diseases
- Multiple sclerosis
- Delirium
- Hearing protection
- Other uses
- References
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