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Candicidin

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Definition: Mixture of antifungal heptaene macrolides from Streptomyces griseus or Actinomyces levoris used topically in candidiasis. The antibiotic complex is composed of candicidins A, B, C, and D, of which D is the major component.     
Pharmacological Action Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antifungal Agents 		Other names Levorin; Vanobid; Levorine; Candimon; Candicidin D; CandeptinDrugs* : VANOBID
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
vacidin A  66120-71-6   Candicidin/*analogs & derivatives. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1981;34(7):884
isolevorin  54692-69-2   *Candicidin. Antibiotiki (Moscow) 22(2):108;1977

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