lincomycin
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Lincomycin — Systematic (IUPAC) name (2S,4R) N [(1R,2R) 2 hydroxy 1 [(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R) 3,4,5 trihydroxy 6 (methylsulfanyl)oxan 2 yl]propyl] 1 methyl 4 propylpyrrolidine 2 carboxamide … Wikipedia
lincomycin — n. An antibacterial antibiotic obtained from the bacterium {Streptomyces lincolnensis} and used in the treatment of certain penicillin resistant infections. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lincomycin — ☆ lincomycin [liŋ΄kō mī′sin ] n. [( Streptomyceslincoln(ensis), the bacteria from which derived (isolated from a soil sample collected near LINCOLN3, Nebr.) + MYC + IN1] an antibiotic drug, C18H34N2O6S, used in the treatment of various bacterial… … English World dictionary
Lincomycin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Lincomycin Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
lincomycin — Antibiotic active against Gram positive bacteria. Acts by blocking protein synthesis by binding to the 50S subunit of the ribosome and blocking peptidyl transferase reaction. Clindamycin, a derivative of lincomycin, is used as an antimalarial… … Dictionary of molecular biology
lincomycin hydrochloride — [USP] the monohydrated monohydrochloride salt of lincomycin, used as an antibacterial, mainly in the treatment of infections due to susceptible strains of streptococci, pneumococci, and staphylococci; administered intramuscularly and… … Medical dictionary
lincomycin — noun Etymology: New Latin lincolnensis (specific epithet of Streptomyces lincolnensis) + English mycin Date: 1963 an antibiotic C18H34N2O6S obtained from an actinomycete (Streptomyces lincolnensis) and effective especially against gram positive… … New Collegiate Dictionary
lincomycin — /ling keuh muy sin/, n. Pharm. a toxic antibiotic, C18H34N2O6S, isolated from Streptomyces lincolnensis, used in its hydrochloride form for the treatment of serious Gram positive penicillin resistant infections. [1960 65; < NL of the bacteria… … Universalium
lincomycin — An antibacterial substance, composed of substituted pyrrolidine and octapyranose moities, produced by Streptomyces lincolnensis; active against Gram positive organisms; used medicinally as l. hydrochloride. * * * lin·co·my·cin .liŋ kə mīs ən n an … Medical dictionary
lincomycin — lin·co·my·cin … English syllables
