Aminocandin

Aminocandin
Systematic (IUPAC) name
1-[4-[(2-aminoethyl)amino]-N2-[(4'-octyloxy)[1,1'-biohenyl]-4-yl]carbonyl]-L-ornithine]-4-[4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-L-threonine]-5-L-serine-echinocandin B
Identifiers
CAS Number 227472-48-2 YesY
ATC code None
PubChem CID 16072305
ChEBI CHEBI:84073 N
Chemical data
Formula C56H79N9O13
Molar mass 1086.27896 g/mol
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Aminocandin (IP960) is an echinocandin antifungal. It works by targeting the glucan in fungal cell walls.


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