Synonym(s): Lincocin hydrochloride; Methyl 6,8-dideoxy-6-(1-methyl-4-propyl-2-pyrrolidinecarboxamido)-1-thio-D-erythro-α-D-galactooctopyranoside hydrochloride
Formula: C18H34N2O6S · HCl
Formula Weight: 443.00
CAS No.: 859-18-7
Storage: 2-8°C
Beilstein Registry Number: 4171650
EC No.: 212-726-7
Biochem/physiol Actions: Lincomycin is a lincosamide antibiotic that forms cross-links within the peptidyl transferase loop region of the 23S rRNA.1
Mode of action: inhibits bacterial protein synthesis
Antimicrobial spectrum: Gram-positive bacteria
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C8H17N