See Also: Amphotericin B(medicine)
amphotericin(medicine)
Amphotericin b(health)

mucate (iou) and amphotericin (medicine)


mucate (iou)



mucate noun. E19.
[from MUCIC + -ATE1.]
Chemistry. A salt or ester of mucic acid.

amphotericin (medicine)


amphotericin
<drug> One of two antifungal antibiotics.

Amphotericin A: The less active form of the antibiotic produced by the bacteria Streptomyces nodosus. It is not used clinically.

Amphotericin B: An antibiotic produced by the bacteria Streptomyces nodosus which is used to treat a wide variety of fungal infections.

Formula: C47H73NO17.