Compound ID | 1973
Class: Lincosamide
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive |
| Details of activity: | Binds to the rRNA of the bacterial 50S ribosome subunit, overlapping with the binding sites of the oxazolidinone, pleuromutilin, and macrolide antibiotics, thus blocking ribosomal translocation. Bacteriostatic activity. |
| Description: | Natural product produced by Streptomyces. Parenteral application. |
| Year first mentioned: | 1958 |
| Development status: | Approved, off-patent, not available in many countries |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Lincomycin |
| Guide to Pharmacology: | lincomycin |
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