Tetracycline: structural characterization and antimicrobial properties of its water-soluble di-anionic bi-sodium salt

Abstract

The new water-soluble di-anionic bi-sodium salt of tetracycline (TC), an antibiotic in clinical use, with formula {[TC]2-[Na+(MeOH)(H2O)] [Na+]·(H2O)}n (TCNa) was synthesized. The compound was characterized by m.p., Attenuated Total Reflec-tance-Fourier...