"Lincosamides" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A family of LINCOMYCIN-related glycosides that contain a pyrrolidine ring linked via an amide-bond to a pyranose moiety. Individual members of this family are defined by the arrangement of specific constituent groups on the lyncomycin molecule. Many lincosamides are ANTIBIOTICS produced by a variety STREPTOMYCES species.
| Descriptor ID |
D055231
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.773.532 D09.408.471
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