Lymecycline
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Lymecycline is a tetracycline broad-spectrum antibiotic. It is approximately 5,000 times more soluble than tetracycline base and is unique amongst tetracyclines in that it is absorbed by an active transport process across the intestinal wall, making use of the same fast and efficient mechanism by which carbohydrates are absorbed.[1]
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Trade names | Tetralysal |
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Routes of administration | By mouth |
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Bioavailability | 100% (oral) |
Elimination half-life | 10 hours |
Excretion | Kidney |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.012.357 |
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Formula | C29H38N4O10 |
Molar mass | 602.641 g·mol−1 |
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The greater absorption of lymecycline allows for lower dosages to be used; the standard dose of 408 mg is equivalent to 300 mg tetracycline base and, in its action, to 500 mg tetracycline hydrochloride. Lymecycline, unlike tetracycline hydrochloride, is soluble at all physiological pH values.[citation needed]