Oxytetracycline Hydrochloride is a tetracycline antibiotic. Oxytetracycline inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to the 30S ribosomal subunit, preventing the attachment of aminoacyl-tRNA to the mRNA-ribosome complex. The interference disrupts the translation process and inhibits bacterial growth.
This antibiotic offers a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Additionally, it can be used to study bacterial susceptibility patterns or as a selective agent in culture media to isolate bacteria that are sensitive to this antibiotic.
WARNING! This product can expose you to Ocytetracycline HCl, a chemical which is known to the State of California to cause developmental harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.