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NALT Concept Space
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  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. drugs
  3. anti-infective agents
  4. antibiotics
  5. macrolide antibiotics
  6. filipin
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. drugs
  3. anti-infective agents
  4. antifungal agents
  5. filipin
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organic compounds
  3. esters
  4. lactones
  5. macrolides
  6. filipin
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. heterocyclic compounds
  3. heterocyclic oxygen compounds
  4. lactones
  5. macrolides
  6. filipin
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. aromatic compounds
  3. phenolic compounds
  4. polyketides
  5. macrolides
  6. filipin
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. polycyclic compounds
  3. macrocyclic compounds
  4. polyketides
  5. macrolides
  6. filipin

Preferred term

filipin

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information A complex of polyene antibiotics obtained from Streptomyces filipinensis. Filipin III alters membrane function by interfering with membrane sterols, inhibits mitochondrial respiration, and is proposed as an antifungal agent. Filipins I, II, and IV are less important.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2011

    Type: Concept definition

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/148766

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