Pentamycin

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Pentamycin
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(3R,4S,6S,8S,10R,12R,14R,15R,16R,17E,19E,21E,23E,25E,27S,28R)-4,6,8,10,12,14,15,16,27-nonahydroxy-3-[(1R)-1-hydroxyhexyl]-17,28-dimethyl-1-oxacyclooctacosa-17,19,21,23,25-pentaen-2-one
Clinical data
Legal status ?
Routes Vaginal pessary
Identifiers
ATC code G01AA11
PubChem CID 5358751
ChemSpider 4445390 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C35H58O12 
Mol. mass 670.82782 g/mol
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Pentamycin, also called fungichromin, is a macrolide antibiotic. Pentamycin is a polyene antifungal antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces pentaticus. It is used in the treatment of vaginal candidiasis and for the protozoal infection trichomoniasis. A 3 mg vaginal pessary is inserted once or twice daily for 5-10 days.

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