Research Article
Cytotoxicity Induced by Tetracyclines via Protein Photooxidation
Table 1
Molecular structures of the investigated compounds shown in Scheme
1.
| Compound | Prefix | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 |
| Oxytetracycline | Oxy | H | OH | OH | OH | Doxycycline | Doxy | H |
CH3 | H | OH | Tetracycline | Tetra | H | CH3 | OH | H | Demeclocycline | Demeclo | Cl | H | OH | H | Chlortetracycline | Chloro | Cl | CH3 | OH | H | Meclocycline | Meclo | Cl | =CH2 | ā | OH | Minocycline | Mino | N(CH3)2 | H | H | H |
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