Lincomycin

Description: Lincomycin is a lincosamide antibiotic that comes from the actinomycete Streptomyces lincolnensis. Although similar in structure, antibacterial spectrum, and mechanism of action to macrolides, lincomycin is also effective against other organisms including actinomycetes and some species of Mycoplasma and Plasmodium. Target: Others. Smiles: CCC[C@@H]1C[C@H](N(C)C1)C(=O)N[C@H]([C@@H](C)O)[C@H]1O[C@H](SC)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H]1O. References: Colabroy KL. Tearing down to build up: Metalloenzymes in the biosynthesis lincomycin, hormaomycin and the pyrrolo [1,4]benzodiazepines. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2016 Jun,1864(6):724-37. doi: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2016.03.001. Review. PubMed PMID: 26963649.