Tetracycline Antibiotic

**Semantic type:** Chemical Viewed Functionally

**Definition:** Any of a group of broad spectrum naphthacene antibiotics isolated from various species of Streptomyces or produced semisynthetically. In bacteria, tetracycline antibiotics block binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the mRNA-ribosome complex, thereby inhibiting protein synthesis. (NCI05)

**Synonyms:** - Tetracycline Antibiotics - Tetracyclines