The molecule is tetracycline in which a hydrogen attached to the amide nitrogen is substituted by a 4-[(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl]methyl group. It has a role as an antimicrobial agent. It is a member of tetracyclines, a N-alkylpiperazine and a tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone. It is a conjugate base of a pipacycline(1+).
(4S,4aS,5aS,6S,12aR)-4-(dimethylamino)-1,6,10,11,12a-pentahydroxy-N-[[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl]methyl]-6-methyl-3,12-dioxo-4,4a,5,5a-tetrahydrotetracene-2-carboxamide