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Abstract
Mixture of antifungal heptaene macrolides from Streptomyces griseus or Actinomyces levoris used topically in candidiasis. The antibiotic complex is composed of candicidins A, B, C, and D, of which D is the major component.
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Synonyms
6 entry terms
- Candeptin
- Candicidin D
- Candimon
- Levorin
- Levorine
- Vanobid
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26 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
91(75); was see under ANTIBIOTICS, MACROLIDE 1990; was see under ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL 1975-89; LEVORIN was see under ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL 1978-81
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- Antibiotics, Antifungal (1970-1974)
- Polyenes (1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Candicidin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002174. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002174
- Candicidin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candicidin
- Candicidin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61653285