ATC Group: A01AB13 Tetracycline
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
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Tetracycline
Hierarchical Position
Level
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Title
5
A01AB13
Tetracycline
Active Ingredients
Chemical substance
Description
Tetracyclines are taken up into sensitive bacterial cells by an active transport process. Once within the cell they bind reversibly to the 30S subunit of the ribosome, preventing the binding of aminoacyl transfer RNA and inhibiting protein synthesis and hence cell growth.