Description: Chlortetracycline, formerly known as Aureomycin, is a potent and broad-spectrum antibiotic used as a veterinary medicine for pulmonary or digestive infections. Chlortetracycline and its metal complexes are toxic to bacteria when they are biologically available. Chlortetracycline and copper plus Chlortetracycline supplementation increased both the prevalence and gene copy numbers of tetA, while decreasing both the prevalence and gene copies of tetB.

References: Gaugain M, Gautier S, Bourcier S, Jacques AM, Laurentie M, Abjean JP, Hurtaud-Pessel D, Verdon E. 6-Iso-chlortetracycline or keto form of chlortetracycline? Need for clarification for relevant monitoring of chlortetracycline residues in food. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess. 2015;32(7):1105-15. doi: 10.1080/19440049.2015.1036381. Epub 2015 May 7.

Related CAS #: 64-72-2 (HCl) 57-62-5 (free) 27823-62-7 (bisulfate) 5892-31-9 (calcium)