Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: (4R,4aS,5aR,12aS)-4,7-bis(dimethylamino)-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octahydro-3,10,12,12a-tetrahydroxy-1,11-dioxo-2-naphthacenecarboxamide
Purity: ≥80%
Formula Markup: C23H27N3O7
Formula Weight: 457,5
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 43168-51-0
Notes: 4-epi Minocycline is the main degradation product of and a potential impurity in commercial preparations of minocycline.{37048,37047} Minocycline (Item No. 14454) is a broad spectrum tetracycline antibiotic that has a particularly long half-life in serum. Formulations containing minocycline have been used in the treatment of acne in older patients.{22890} Minocycline also has both anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective actions.{22888,22889}