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Pharmaceutic extract from Streptomyces griseus Pharmaceutical compound
Candicidin
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IUPAC name
  • 33--17--1,3,5,7,37-pentahydroxy-18-methyl-9,13,15-trioxo-16,39-dioxabicyclononatriaconta-19,21,23,25,27,29,31-heptaene-36-carboxylic acid
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ECHA InfoCard100.014.330 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC59H84N2O18
Molar mass1109.317 gยทmol
3D model (JSmol)
SMILES
  • Nc1ccc(cc1)C(=O)CC(O)C(C)CC(C)C3OC(=O)CC(=O)CCCC(=O)CC(O)CC(O)CC(O)CC4(O)CC(O)C(C(=O)O)C(CC(OC2O(C)(O)(N)2O)C=CC=CC=CC=CC=CC=CC=CC3C)O4
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C59H84N2O18/c1-35-18-15-13-11-9-7-5-6-8-10-12-14-16-21-46(77-58-55(72)53(61)54(71)38(4)76-58)31-50-52(57(73)74)49(69)34-59(75,79-50)33-45(66)29-44(65)28-43(64)27-41(62)19-17-20-42(63)30-51(70)78-56(35)37(3)26-36(2)47(67)32-48(68)39-22-24-40(60)25-23-39/h5-16,18,21-25,35-38,43-47,49-50,52-56,58,64-67,69,71-72,75H,17,19-20,26-34,60-61H2,1-4H3,(H,73,74)/b6-5-,9-7-,10-8-,13-11-,14-12-,18-15-,21-16-/t35?,36?,37?,38-,43?,44?,45?,46?,47?,49?,50?,52?,53+,54-,55+,56?,58?,59?/m1/s1
  • Key:YKSVGLFNJPQDJE-WDANKXQLSA-N
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Candicidin is an antifungal compound obtained from Streptomyces griseus. It is active against some fungi including Candida albicans. Candicidin is administered intravaginally in the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis.

This bioactive compound was named candicidin, because of its high activity on Candida albicans.

References

  1. "Product information Candicidin" (PDF). Toku-E. 2012-01-11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  2. Waksman SA, Lechevalier HA, Schaffner CP (1965). "Candicidin and other polyenic antifungal antibiotics". Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 33 (2): 219โ€“26. PMC 2475843. PMID 5320588.
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