Doxycycline hyclate
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Overview
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US Brand Names
DOXY 100 '®
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Mechanism of Action
As with related tetracycline antibiotics, demeclocycline acts by binding to the 30S and 50S ribosomal subunits, which impairs protein synthesis by bacteria. It is bacteriostatic (it impairs bacterial growth, but does not kill bacteria directly).
It is not completely understood why demeclocycline impairs the action of antidiuretic hormone, but is thought to block the binding of the hormone from its receptor.[1]
References
- ↑ De Troyer A, Demanet JC (1975). "Correction of antidiuresis by demeclocycline". N Engl J Med. 293 (18): 915–8. doi:10.1056/NEJM197510302931809. PMID 170519.