biafungin
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Rezafungin, sold under the brand name Rezzayo (by Melinta Therapeutics), is a medication used for the treatment of invasive candidiasis. It is an echinocandin antifungal that acts as a fungal β-glucan synthase inhibitor.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 1225.603
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- 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)OCC[N+](C)(C)C)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(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)OCC[N+](C)(C)C)O
- Commons category
- Biafungin
- chemical formula
- C₆₃H₈₅N₈O₁₇⁺
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Rezafungin, sold under the brand name Rezzayo (by Melinta Therapeutics), is a medication used for the treatment of invasive candidiasis. It is an echinocandin antifungal that acts as a fungal β-glucan synthase inhibitor.
Rezafungin was approved for medical use in the United States in March 2023, and in the European Union in December 2023.
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