(from the article `drug`) Clindamycin is a derivative of lincomycin that has better microbial activity and rate of gastrointestinal absorption. As a result, lincomycin has ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/52
<drug> Antibiotic active against gram-positive bacteria. Acts by blocking protein synthesis by binding to the 50S subunit of the ribosome and blocking peptidyltransferase reaction. Clindamycin, a derivative of lincomycin, is used as an antimalarial drug. ... (04 Mar 1998) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
(lin″ko-mi´sin) an antibiotic produced by Streptomyces lincolnensis; used as the hydrochloride salt in infections with gram-positive cocci and gram-negative bacilli. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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 drug.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: lin′kō-mī′sin Definitions: 1. An antibacterial substance, composed of substituted pyrrolidine and octapyranose moities, produced by Streptomyces lincolnensis; active against gram-positive organisms; used medicinally as lincomycin hydrochloride. Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=50317
Lincocinnoun antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974