Tetracyclines

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-011901",
  "term": "Tetracyclines",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A class of polyketide antibiotics characterized by a linear, tetracyclic naphthacene carboxamide core structure. They are produced by several species of Streptomyces bacteria and exhibit broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity by inhibiting protein synthesis in bacteria. The parent compound of the series is tetracycline, which has the chemical formula C₂₂H₂₄N₂O₈.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "polyketides"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1371 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/tetracyclines/"
}