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Lincomycin is a lincosamide antibiotic that comes from the actinomyces Streptomyces lincolnensis. A related compound clindamycin is derived from lincomycin by using thionyl chloride to replace the 7-hydroxy group with a chlorine atom with inversion of chirality.

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ATC prefix
J01
ATC suffix
FF02
CAS number
154-21-2
DrugBank
DB01627
FDA UNII code
BOD072YW0F
IUPAC name
(2S4R)-N-[(1R2R)-2-hydroxy-1-[(2R3R4S5R6R)-345-trihydroxy-6-(methylsulfanyl)oxan-2-yl]propyl]-1-methyl-4-propylpyrrolidine-2-carboxamide
PubChem
3000540

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