| | Identification | Back Directory |  | [Name] 
 ALPHA-APO-OXYTETRACYCLINE
 |  | [CAS] 
 18751-99-0
 |  | [Synonyms] 
 β-Apo-oxytetracycline
 b-Apo-oxytetracycline
 BETA-APO-OXYTETRACYCLINE
 ALPHA-APO-OXYTETRACYCLINE
 Apooxytetracycline, beta-
 beta-Apo-oxytetracycline, 'can be used as secondary standard'
 |  | [Molecular Formula] 
 C22H22N2O8
 |  | [MDL Number] 
 MFCD00062827
 |  | [MOL File] 
 18751-99-0.mol
 |  | [Molecular Weight] 
 442.42
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 | Hazard Information | Back Directory |  | [Chemical Properties] 
 yellow-brown to brown powder
 |  | [Uses] 
 Oxytetracycline metabolite (absolute stereochemistry unknown)
 |  | [Uses] 
 β-Apooxytetracycline is a degradation product of oxytetracycline formed under acidic conditions. After initial dehydration to anhydrooxytetracycline, it undergoes an internal cyclisation of the C5-OH to the C12 ketone. The resulting cleavage of the C12-C12a bond generates two isomers, α- and β-apooxytetracycline. β-Apooxytetracycline is an important standard for monitoring oxytetracycline stability.
 |  | [Uses] 
 β-Apooxytetracycline is a degradation product of oxytetracycline formed under acidic conditions. An initial dehydration to anhydrooxytetracycline then undergoes an internal cyclisation of the C5-OH to the C12 ketone. The resulting cleavage of the C12-C12a bond generates two isomers, α- and β-apooxytetracycline. β-apooxytetracycline is an important standard for monitoring oxytetracycline stability.
 |  | [Description] 
 β-Apooxytetracycline is a potential impurity found in commercial preparations of oxytetracycline. β-Apooxytetracycline is a degradation product formed from oxytetracycline via acid hydrolysis. It has a relative potency of 0.1 compared with oxytetracycline for inhibiting the growth of aerobic sludge bacteria, an MIC50 value of 32 mg/L for tetracycline-sensitive strains of Pseudomonas, and MIC50 values of greater than 32 mg/L for tetracycline-sensitive strains of Agrobacterium, Moraxella, and Bacillus, as well as tetracycline-resistant strains of E. coli. β-Apooxytetracycline (10 mg/kg) is toxic to rats, decreasing body weight, disrupting blood cell counts, and inducing hepatocyte necrosis.
 |  | [References] 
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 [3] N. HUE. PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON THE TOXIC EFFECTS OF DEGRADATION PRODUCTS OF OXYTETRACYCLINE AND CHLORTETRACYCLINE ON RATS[J]. Hue University Journal of Science: Natural Science, 2015, 438 1: 467-475. DOI: 10.17265/2161-6256/2015.12.004
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