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anidulafungin

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Also known as Eraxis, V-Echinocandin, (4R,5R)-4,5-Dihydroxy-N²-[[4''-(pentyloxy)-p-terphenyl-4-yl]carbonyl]-L-ornithyl-L-threonyl-trans-4-hydroxy-L-prolyl-(S)-4-hydroxy-4(p-hydroxyphenyl)-L-threonyl-L-threonyl-(3S,4S)-3-hydroxy-4-methyl-L-proline cyclic (6->1)-peptide, Anidulafungina, Anidulafungine, Anidulafunginum

Anidulafungin (INN) (sold under the brand name Eraxis among others, is a semisynthetic echinocandin used as an antifungal medication. It may also have application in treating invasive Aspergillus infection when used in combination with voriconazole. It is a member of the class of antifungal drugs known as the echinocandins; its mechanism of action is by inhibition of (1→3)-β-D-glucan synthase, an enzyme important to the synthesis of the fungal cell wall.

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
lipopeptide
Mass
1139.506294
Has use
medication
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chemical formula
C₅₈H₇₃N₇O₁₇
canonical SMILES
CCCCCOC1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC=C(C=C2)C3=CC=C(C=C3)C(=O)NC4CC(C(NC(=O)C5C(C(CN5C(=O)C(NC(=O)C(NC(=O)C6CC(CN6C(=O)C(NC4=O)C(C)O)O)C(C(C7=CC=C(C=C7)O)O)O)C(C)O)C)O)O)O
isomeric SMILES
CCCCCOC1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC=C(C=C2)C3=CC=C(C=C3)C(=O)N[C@H]4C[C@H]([C@H](NC(=O)[C@@H]5[C@H]([C@H](CN5C(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H]6C[C@H](CN6C(=O)[C@@H](NC4=O)[C@@H](C)O)O)[C@@H]([C@H](C7=CC=C(C=C7)O)O)O)[C@@H](C)O)C)O)O)O
subject has role
antifungal
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
anidulafungin
defined daily dose
0.1
medical condition treated
esophageal candidiasis
found in taxon
Streptomyces
Commons category
Anidulafungin
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Indications
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Mechanism of action
  • Semisynthesis
  • History
  • References

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| pronounce = | tradename = Eraxis, others | Drugs.com = | DailyMedID = Anidulafungin | routes_of_administration = Intravenous

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