Compound ID | 1973
Class: Lincosamide
| Agent Type: | Natural product; Small molecule; Direct acting; |
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive |
| Mechanism of action: | Protein synthesis inhibitor. Binds to the bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit overlapping with the binding sites of the oxazolidinone, pleuromutilin, and macrolide antibiotics, thus blocking ribosomal translocation |
| Description: | Natural product produced by Streptomyces; parenteral application; bacteriostatic activity |
| Year first mentioned: | 1958 |
| Highest development stage: | Approved |
| Development status: | Approved |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Lincomycin |
| Guide to Pharmacology: | lincomycin |
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