| Title:  Demeclocycline CAS Registry Number:  127-33-3 CAS Name:  [4S-(4a,4aa,5aa,6b,12aa)]-7-Chloro-4-(dimethylamino)-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octahydro-3,6,10,12,12a-pentahydroxy-1,11-dioxo-2-naphthacenecarboxamide Additional Names:  7-chloro-6-demethyltetracycline;  demethylchlortetracycline (obsolete) Manufacturers' Codes:  RP-10192 Trademarks:  Bioterciclin;  Declomycin (Wyeth);  Deganol;  Ledermycin (Wyeth);  Periciclina Molecular Formula:  C21H21ClN2O8 Molecular Weight:  464.85 Percent Composition:  C 54.26%, H 4.55%, Cl 7.63%, N 6.03%, O 27.53% Literature References:  Antibiotic related to tetracycline produced by Streptomyces aureofaciens.  Prepn:  McCormick et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 79, 4561 (1957); US 2878289 (1959 to Am. Cyanamid).  Improved fermentation processes:  Szumski, US 3012946; Goodman, Matrishin, US 3019172; Goodman, US 3050446 (1961, 1962, 1962 all to Am. Cyanamid); FR 1344645 (1963 to Merck & Co.); Neidleman, US 3154476 (1964 to Olin Mathieson).  Abs config:  Dobrynin et al., Tetrahedron Lett. 1962, 901.  Toxicity data:  E. I. Goldenthal, Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 18, 185 (1971).   Derivative Type:  Sesquihydrate  Properties:  mp 174-178° (dec).  [a]D25 -258° (c = 0.5 in 0.1N H2SO4).  Solubilities:  Marsh, Weiss, J. Assoc. Off. Anal. Chem. 50, 457 (1967). Melting point:  mp 174-178° (dec) Optical Rotation:  [a]D25 -258° (c = 0.5 in 0.1N H2SO4)   Derivative Type:  Hydrochloride  CAS Registry Number:  64-73-3 Trademarks:  Clortetrin (Fargal);  Demetraciclina (Bios);  Detravis (Vis);  Meciclin (Citobios);  Mexocine (Specia) Properties:  LD50 orally in rats:  2372 mg/kg (Goldenthal). Toxicity data:  LD50 orally in rats:  2372 mg/kg (Goldenthal)   Therap-Cat:  Antibacterial. Therap-Cat-Vet:  Antibacterial. Keywords:  Antibacterial (Antibiotics); Tetracyclines.  |