Lincomycin hydrochloride

CAS NO:859-18-7
Molecular formula:C18H35ClN2O6S
Molecular weight:443
Lincomycin hydrochloride is a well-established antibiotic drug used in human and veterinary medicine. It is effective primarily against gram-positive pathogens, and not effective against gram-negative bacteria such as Neisserie gonorrhoeae or Neisseria meningitidis. The antibacterial activity of Lincomycin hydrochloride is similar to the group of macrolide antibiotics to which erythromycin belongs. Lincomycin is one of the antibiotics of the lincosamines class.Lincomycin hydrochloride is used against susceptible strains of streptococci, pneumococci, and staphlylococci which usually can also be treated with penicillin or erythromycin.