This document classifies tetracycline antibiotics based on the functional groups (R1-R6) attached to their tetracycline core structure. It lists 10 common tetracyclines including tetracycline, chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline, and minocycline. Newer generation tetracyclines like tigecycline, eravacycline, sarecycline, omadacycline, lymecycline, and rolitetracycline are also presented.
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