Synonyms: chlormethylenecycline | Megaclor®
clomocycline is an approved drug
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Clomocycline is a derivative of chlortetracycline, belonging to the tetracycline class of antibacterial compounds. Note that the structure shown here matches the CAS-assigned structure. The PubChem link, provided in the table below, is to their standardized chemical structure (CID 54680675), although this is not an exact structural match.
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References |
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