- amphotericin B
- noun Etymology: amphoteric + 1-in Date: 1955 an antifungal antibiotic obtained from a soil streptomycete (Streptomyces nodosus) and used especially to treat systemic fungal infections
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Amphotericin B — Systematic (IUPAC) name (1R,3S,5R,6R,9 … Wikipedia
amphotericin — amphotericin, amphotericin B amphotericin B . 1. an antibiotic and antifungal agent ({C47H73NO17}), produced by a strain of {Streptomyces nodosus}. It is one of a class of polyene macrolide antibiotics effective against fungal infections. It has… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amphotericin B — amphotericin amphotericin, amphotericin B amphotericin B . 1. an antibiotic and antifungal agent ({C47H73NO17}), produced by a strain of {Streptomyces nodosus}. It is one of a class of polyene macrolide antibiotics effective against fungal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amphotericin B — n the amphotericin that is clinically useful against deep seated and systemic fungal infections * * * am·pho·ter·i·cin B (am″fə terґĭ sin) [USP] one of two polyene antifungal antibiotics (the other, amphotericin A, is not used… … Medical dictionary
amphotericin B — [am΄fə ter′ə sin] n. 〚 AMPHOTERIC + IN1〛 an antibiotic compound, C46H73NO20, used in treating certain diseases caused by parasitic fungi, such as systemic candidiasis * * * … Universalium
amphotericin B — [am΄fə ter′ə sin] n. [ AMPHOTERIC + IN1] an antibiotic compound, C46H73NO20, used in treating certain diseases caused by parasitic fungi, such as systemic candidiasis … English World dictionary
Amphotericin B — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Amphotericin B Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
amphotericin B — (= Fungizone) Polyene antibiotic from Streptomyces spp. Used as a fungicide, it is cytolytic by causing the formation of pores (5 10 molecules of amphotericin in association with cholesterol) that allow passage of small molecules through the… … Dictionary of molecular biology
amphotericin — am·pho·ter·i·cin .am(p) fə ter ə sən n either of two polyenic antifungal substances obtained from a soil bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. nodosus) esp AMPHOTERICIN B * * * n. an antifungal drug that is used to treat deep seated fungal… … Medical dictionary
amphotericin B — noun : the amphotericin that is useful against deep seated and systemic fungal infections … Useful english dictionary
amphotericin B cholesteryl complex — amphotericin B complexed with cholesteryl sulfate in a 1:1 ratio; administered by intravenous infusion in the treatment of disseminated aspergillosis in patients refractory to or intolerant of conventional amphotericin B therapy … Medical dictionary
