acetamides organofluorine compound morpholines oxazolidinone linezolid An organofluorine compound that consists of 1,3-oxazolidin-2-one bearing an <em>N</em>-3-fluoro-4-(morpholin-4-yl)phenyl group as well as an acetamidomethyl group at position 5. A synthetic antibacterial agent that inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to a site on 23S ribosomal RNA of the 50S subunit and prevents further formation of a functional 70S initiation complex. Lzd CHEBI:6477 second line or reserve tuberculosis drug antimicrobial resistance test drug