beta-Apo-oxytetracycline, 'can be used as secondary standard'

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Acros Organics product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Acros Organics product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

General Information

• Beta-apo-oxytetracycline is a degradation product derived from oxytetracycline and displays antibiotic activity
• Similar to its parent compound, oxytetracycline, beta-apo-oxytetracycline can also inhibit protein synthesis by binding to the 30S ribosomal subunit

Applications

• In laboratory assays, it promotes the inhibition of the growth of aerobic sludge bacteria, Pseudomonas, Agrobacterium, Moraxella, Bacillus, as well as tetracycline-resistant strains of E. coli