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Amphotericin B
Definition
: Macrolide antifungal antibiotic produced by Streptomyces nodosus obtained from soil of the Orinoco river region of Venezuela.
Other names
Fungizone; Amphotericin B Colloidal Dispersion; Amphotericin B Cholesterol Dispersion; Amphotericin; Amphocil
Drugs:
FUNGIZONE
AMPHOTEC
;
AMPHOTERICIN B
;
Substance
CAS Registry & name
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Drugs
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methylamphotericin B [ AME,SQ 20,627,amphotericin B methyl ester,metamphocin,methylamphotericin B acetate,methylamphotericin B hydrochloride ]
RN given refers to parent cpd
36148-89-7
Amphotericin B/*analogs & derivatives
Pharma Action
Antifungal Agents
Antibiotiki 22(12):1113;1977; Antimicrob Agents Chemother 16(2):203;1979; Immunochemistry 15(4):219;1978; In Vitro 14(2):200;1978; J Antibiot (Tokyo) 29(6):656;1976; J Gen Microbiol 110(2):339;1979; J Infect Dis 134(5):423;1976; JNCI 60(6):1309;1978