Description: Isochlortetracycline is an inactive alkaline product of the degradation of the broad-spectrum antibiotic chlortetracycline. Target: Others. Smiles: [H][C@]1(CC(=O)[C@]2(O)C(=O)C(C(N)=O)=C(O)[C@@H](N(C)C)[C@]2([H])C1)[C@]1(C)OC(=O)c2c1c(Cl)ccc2O

Isochlortetracycline is an inactive alkaline degradation product of the broad-spectrum antibiotic chlortetracycline. This molecule appears to be a product of in vivo chlortetracycline metabolism with epimerization rates exceeding >50%, and high levels can be detected in the yolks of eggs from chickens exposed to...