Term Name: | candicidin |
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Synonyms: | candicidin, candicidina, candicidine, candicidinum, Candizidin |
Definition: | A mixture of the antifungal heptaene macrolides obtained from a strain of Streptomyces griseus. It is composed of candicidins A, B, C and D, with candicidin D being the major component. Candicidin is active against some fungi of the genus Candida, and has been used in the treatment of vaginal candidiasis. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:354984] ( EBI ) |