Hygromycin B, an aminoglycoside antibiotic, acts against bacteria, fungi and higher eukaryotes by inhibiting protein synthesis. Originally developed as an antihelminthic, hygromycin B is used in the research laboratory primarily for the selection and maintenance of cells that carry the hygromycin…

Polyene antifungal antibiotic from Streptomyces. Affinity for sterols, primarily ergosterols, of fungal cell membranes. It is used in cell culture applications to study the formation of ion-permeable channels in fungal cell membranes. Interferes with fungal membrane permeability by forming channels…