Oxytetracycline hydrochloride is an antibiotic belonging to the tetracycline class. It is a protein synthesis inhibitor and prevents the binding from aminoacil-tRNA to the complex m-ribosomal RNA.
Oxytetracycline hydrochloride potent inhibits Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria.
It is used to treat infections caused by chlamydia, mycoplasma organisms, propionebacterium acnes, haemophilus influenzae, and rickettsiae. It can also be used in veterinary medicine to treat various infections in animals.
