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echinocandin B
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Fungal Proteins
Definition
: Proteins found in any species of fungus.
/drug eff /ultrastruct permitted; /physiol permitted for function within the fungus; coord IM with specific protein (IM) + specific fungus (IM)
Other names
Yeast Proteins; Gene Products, Fungal; Fungal Peptides; Fungal Gene Proteins; Fungal Gene Products; Proteins, Fungal; Peptides, Fungal; Gene Proteins, Fungal
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echinocandin B
a cyclic hexapeptide echinocandin antibiotic isolated from Aspergillus nidulans var. echinulatus with specific anti-yeast activity; inhibits beta-1,3-glucan synthesis
54651-05-7
*Fungal Proteins
*Echinocandins
beta-Glucans
Pharma Action
Antifungal Agents
Helv Chim Acta 57(8):2459;1974