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Research, Technology, Methods > drugs > anti-infective agents > antibiotics > macrolide antibiotics > filipin
Research, Technology, Methods > drugs > anti-infective agents > antifungal agents > filipin
Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > chemical compounds > organic compounds > heterocyclic compounds > heterocyclic oxygen compounds > lactones > macrolides > filipin
Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > chemical compounds > organic compounds > esters > lactones > macrolides > filipin
Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > chemical compounds > organic compounds > aromatic compounds > phenolic compounds > polyketides > macrolides > filipin
Research, Technology, Methods > chemical substances > chemical compounds > polycyclic compounds > macrocyclic compounds > polyketides > macrolides > filipin
Preferred Term:

filipin

Definition:
A complex of polyene antibiotics obtained from Streptomyces filipinensis. Filipin III alters membrane function by interfering with membrane sterols, inhibits mitochondrial respiration, and is proposed as an antifungal agent. Filipins I, II, and IV are less important.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
macrolides, macrolide antibiotics, antifungal agents
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/148766
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RDF/XMLCreated 2011-10-06, last modified 2013-09-05