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amphotericin

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n.1.an antibiotic and antifungal agent (C47H73NO17), produced by a strain of Streptomyces nodosus. It is one of a class of polyene macrolide antibiotics effective against fungal infections. It has a molecular weight of 924.11; it is soluble in oganic solvents but only slightly soluble in water.
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Noun1.amphotericin - an antibiotic and antifungal agent
antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"


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Although P boydii resembles Aspergillus on pathologic examination, it is typically resistant to amphotericin B.
Invasive fungal sinusitis caused by Pseudallescheria boydii: case ... by Mims, J. Whitman / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
AmBiosome, which the company has licensed from US company Gilead Sciences, is a liposomal formulation of amphotericin B.
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma to Release AmBisome 50mg, Antifungal Agent ... by JCNN News Summaries
dubliniensis to fluconazole, as well as increased resistance to clinically applied amphotericin B (8,12,13,23,24), was demonstrated in biofilms.
Fungal Biofilms and drug resistance by Meiller, Timothy F. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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