candicidin

Term ID

CHEBI:354984

Synonyms

• Candicidin
• candicidina
• candicidine
• candicidinum
• Candizidin

Definition

A mixture of the antifungal heptaene macrolides obtained from a strain of Streptomyces griseus. It is composed of candicidins A, B, C and D, with candicidin D being the major component. Candicidin is active against some fungi of the genus Candida, and has been used in the treatment of vaginal candidiasis.

References

• Beilstein:8191911
• Beilstein:8676490
• Beilstein:8676491
• Beilstein:9187362
• CAS:1403-17-4
• DrugBank:DB01152
• Drug_Central:4424
• KEGG:D03347
• Patent:US2872373
• Patent:US2992162

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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