| antibiotics, tetracycline | <chemical> Broad-spectrum natural and semisynthetic antibiotics with a naphthacene structure obtained from various streptomyces species. Pharmacological action: protein synthesis inhibitor. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| tetracycline | <drug> Broad spectrum antibiotic that blocks binding of aminoacyl tRNA to the ribosomes of both gram-positive and gram-negative organisms (and those of organelles). Produced by Streptomyces aureofasciens. Other exaples include tetracycline, demeclocycline and doxycycline. (09 Oct 1997) |
| tetracycline 5a(11a)dehydrogenase | <enzyme> Catalyses the oxidation of 7-chloro-5a(11a)-dehydrotetracycline to 7-chlorotetracycline; uses nadp Registry number: EC 1.3.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| tetracycline resistance | Nonsusceptibility of a microbe (usually a bacterium) to the action of tetracycline, which binds to the 30s ribosomal subunit and prevents the normal binding of aminoacyl-trna. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adiphenine hydrochloride | Alpha-Phenylbenzeneacetic acid 2-(diethylamino)ethyl ester hydrochloride;a spasmolytic agent used to decrease spasm of the biliary tract, gastrointestinal tract, uterus, and ureter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alfentanil hydrochloride | C21H32N6O3 -HCl -H2O;a very potent, short acting narcotic agonist analgesic used as an anaesthetic or as an adjunct in the maintenance of general anaesthesia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alpha-prodine hydrochloride | See: alphaprodine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alprenolol hydrochloride | The hydrochloride salt of 1-(o-allylphenoxy)-3-(isopropylamino)propan-2-ol; a beta-receptor blocking agent, used for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amantadine hydrochloride | 1-Adamantanamine;an antiviral agent used for influenza; also used to treat parkinsonism where it increases dopamine release and reduces its reuptake into dopaminergic nerve terminals of substantia nigra neurons. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amiloride hydrochloride | N-Amidino-3,5-diamino-6-chloropyrazinecarboxami de monohydrochloride dihydrate;a non-steroidal compound exerting an effect similar to that of an aldosterone inhibitor, i.e., urinary sodium excretion is enhanced and potassium excretion is reduced; a potassium sparing diuretic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aminacrine hydrochloride | Bactericidal agent for external use. See: acridine yellow. Synonym: 5-aminoacridine hydrochloride, 9-aminoacridine hydrochloride. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amitriptyline hydrochloride | Chemically and pharmacologically related to imipramine hydrochloride; an antidepressant agent with mild tranquillising properties, used in the treatment of mental depression and in the depressive phase of manic-depressive states; sometimes used in the treatment of sleep disorders. Chemical name: 10,11-Dihydro-N,N-dimethyl-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptene-d]cycloheptene-d5,gamma-propylamine hydrochloride. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amodiaquine hydrochloride | 4-(7-Chloro-4-quinolylamino)-alpha-diethylamino-o-cresol dihydrochloride dihydrate;an antimalarial drug, also used in the treatment of amoebic hepatitis; large doses may result in sialorrhoea, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, insomnia, palpitations, spasticity, and possibly convulsions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amylocaine hydrochloride | 1-(Dimethylaminomethyl)-1-methylpropyl benzoate hydrochloride; benzoylethyldimethylaminopropanol hydrochloride;an early local anaesthetic once widely used but eventually abandoned because of side effects. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aneurine hydrochloride | A coenzyme used in the prevention of beriberi and other conditions associated with a deficiency of thiamin in the diet. Synonym: aneurine hydrochloride. (05 Mar 2000) |