Lincomycin compounds

A compound of the formula ##STR117## wherein A, B, D and E are selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur and CR.sub.1 R.sub.1 ;

• wherein R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl and substituted alkyl wherein the alkyl portion is from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, inclusive, and isomeric forms thereof, cycloalkyl and substituted cycloalkyl, substituted oxygen, substituted nitrogen, halogen, phenyl, and substituted phenyl, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --OH, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --NR.sub.4 R.sub.5, and isomeric forms thereof, wherein n is an integer of from 1 to 8, inclusive, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are H or alkyl of from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, inclusive, and isomeric forms thereof;
• wherein R.sub.2 is ##STR118## and X is the amino function of a compound selected from the group 7(R)-hyroxy-methyl 1-thio-.alpha.-lincosaminide, 7(S)-hydroxy-methyl 1-thio-.alpha.-lincosaminide, 7(S)-halo-methyl 1-thio-.alpha.-lincosaminide, 7(R)-halo-methyl 1-thio-.alpha.-lincosaminide, 7(S)-methoxy-methyl 1-thio-.alpha.-lincosaminide, 7-deoxy-7(S)-(methylthio)-methyl 1-thio-.alpha.-lincosaminide, 7-deoxy-7(S)-(2-hydroxyethylthio)-methyl 1-thio-.alpha.-lincosaminide and 7-deoxy-7(S)-(3-hydroxypropylthio)-methyl 1-thio-.alpha.-lincosaminide;
• R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 can be attached to any ring carbon or nitrogen atom;
• R.sub.1 can be multiply attached to any ring carbon atom, and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.