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Avidity of the Tetracyclines for the Cations of Metals

Nature volume 177, pages 433–434 (1956)Cite this article

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THE high affinity of chlorotetracycline (aureomycin) and oxytetracycline (terramycin) for the cations of heavy metals has been reported1. This investigation is now extended to the parent substance, tetracycline, with the results shown in Table 1, which also includes some new values for the substituted tetracyclines.

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  1. ADRIEN ALBERT & C. W. REES

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    ALBERT, A., REES, C. Avidity of the Tetracyclines for the Cations of Metals. Nature 177, 433–434 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/177433a0

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