Candicidin
| 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. |
| Also Called: |
Candeptin,Candicidin D,Candimon,Levorin,Vanobid |
| CAS Type 1 Name: |
CAS Number: |
1403-17-4 |
| Previously Indexed: |
Antibiotics, Antifungal (1970-1974),Polyenes (1974) |
Candicidin Definitions and Terms
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