Aminocandin

Aminocandin is an echinocandin antifungal. It works by targeting the glucan in fungal cell walls.[1][2]

Aminocandin
Clinical data
Other namesIP-960, HMR-3270
ATC code
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Identifiers
CAS Number
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ChEBI
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC56H79N9O13
Molar mass1086.298 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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References

  1. Andes D, Marchillo K, Lowther J, Bryskier A, Stamstad T, Conklin R (April 2003). "In vivo pharmacodynamics of HMR 3270, a glucan synthase inhibitor, in a murine candidiasis model". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 47 (4): 1187–92. doi:10.1128/aac.47.4.1187-1192.2003. PMC 152480. PMID 12654645.
  2. Brzankalski GE, Najvar LK, Wiederhold NP, Bocanegra R, Fothergill AW, Rinaldi MG, et al. (November 2008). "Evaluation of aminocandin and caspofungin against Candida glabrata including isolates with reduced caspofungin susceptibility". The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 62 (5): 1094–100. doi:10.1093/jac/dkn304. PMC 2721694. PMID 18658194.
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