Omadacycline (PTK 0796) hydrochloride, a first-in-class orally active aminomethylcycline antibacterial, is a member of the tetracycline class of antibiotics. Omadacycline hydrochloride acts through the inhibition of bacterial protein synthesis by binding to the 30S ribosomal subunit. Omadacycline hydrochloride possesses broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against aerobic and anaerobic Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, as well as atypical bacteria. Omadacycline hydrochloride can be used for the research of acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections, community-acquired pneumonia, and urinary tract infection.