يستعمل دواء لينكوسين 300 مجم / مل 3 امبولlincocin 300mg/ml i.m./i.v. 3 amp. antibiotic.macrolide antibiotic.macrolide

about lincomycin -it is a macrolide. - -mechanism of action of lincomycin -it binds to the 50s sub unit of bacterial ribosome and inhibits translocation.ie: they interfere with the transfer of the newly formed peptide chain from the a site to the p site and fails to expose the a site .so that a site is unable to bind with the next aminoacyl trna complex. this leads to premature termination of amino acid chain and there by inhibits protein synthesis - -indications for lincomycin -1 intra abdominal abscess -2.lung abscess -3.acne -4.toxoplasmosis -5.peritonitis -6.endocarditis -7.malaria -8.empyema -9.skin and soft tissue infection