clindamycin is an approved drug (FDA (1970))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Clindamycin is a semisynthetic lincosamide antibacterial with broad-spectrum activity [1]. The compound also has antimalarial activity.
Clindamycin is one of the key access group antibacterials on the World Health Organization's Model List of Essential Medicines (link provided in the Classification table, under the Summary tab below). The Malaria tab on this ligand page provides additional curator comments of relevance to the Guide to MALARIA PHARMACOLOGY. |
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Guide to Malaria Pharmacology Comments |
Potential Target/Mechanism Of Action: As the precise mechanism of action of clindamycin in the malaria parasite is not yet known, we have not tagged a Plasmodium molecular target for this compound. Further information about possible mechanistic insights is provided under the Clinical data tab. |