Formula: C47H73NO17 Formula weight: 924.10 CAS Number: 1397-89-3 Harmonized Tariff Code:  2941.90 Hazard Statements: H315-H319-H335 Causes skin irritation. Causes serious eye irritation. May cause respiratory irritation. Precautionary Statements: …

A polyene macrolide used in the treatment of infections caused by C. albicans, A. fumigatus, and parasitic L. protozoans, as well as in tissue culture to prevent fungi from contaminating cell cultures; binds with ergosterol in fungal cell membranes, altering membrane permeability and ultimately…

Amphotericin B is an antimicrobial/antifungal agent effective against yeast and other fungi. It is a mixture of polyenes. It interrupts cell membrane permeability by binding sterols resulting in the loss of low molecular weight compounds from the cell. Amphotericin B may be toxic to some insect…

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…