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Nystatin, sold under the brand name Mycostatin among others, is an antifungal medication. It is used to treat Candida infections of the skin including diaper rash, thrush, esophageal candidiasis, and vaginal yeast infections. It may also be used to prevent candidiasis in those who are at high risk. Nystatin may be used by mouth, in the vagina, or applied to the skin.

Key facts

Drug.IUPAC_name
(1S,3R,4R,7R,9R,11R,15S,16R,17R,18S,19E,21E, 25E,27E,29E,31E,33R,35S,36R,37S)-33-[(3-amino-3,6-dideoxy-β-L-mannopyranosyl)oxy]-1, 3,4,7,9,11,17,37-octahydroxy-15,16,18-trimethyl-13-oxo-14, 39-dioxabicyclo[33.3.1]nonatriaconta-19,21,25,27,29,31-hexaene-36-carboxylic acid
Drug.C
47
Drug.H
75
Drug.N
1
Drug.O
17
Drug.SMILES
CC1C=CC=CCCC=CC=CC=CC=CC(CC2C(C(CC(O2)(CC(C(CCC(CC(CC(CC(=O)OC(C(C1O)C)C)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)C(=O)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)C)O)N)O
Drug.StdInChI
1S/C47H75NO17/c1-27-17-15-13-11-9-7-5-6-8-10-12-14-16-18-34(64-46-44(58)41(48)43(57)30(4)63-46)24-38-40(45(59)60)37(54)26-47(61,65-38)25-36(53)35(52)20-19-31(49)21-32(50)22-33(51)23-39(55)62-29(3)28(2)42(27)56/h5-6,8,10-18,27-38,40-44,46,49-54,56-58,61H,7,9,19-26,48H2,1-4H3,(H,59,60)/b6-5+,10-8+,13-11+,14-12+,17-15+,18-16+/t27-,28-,29-,30+,31+,32+,33+,34-,35+,36+,37-,38-,40+,41-,42+,43+,44-,46-,47+/m0/s1
Drug.StdInChIKey
VQOXZBDYSJBXMA-NQTDYLQESA-N
Drug.melting_point
44-46
Drug.Verifiedfields
changed
Drug.Watchedfields
changed
Drug.verifiedrevid
458776717
Drug.image
Nystatin.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.width
300
Drug.image2
Nystatin ball-and-stick.png
Drug.image_class2
bg-transparent
Drug.tradename
Mycostatin, others

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Chemical data

Formula
C47H75NO17
Molecular weight
926.1 g/mol
IUPAC name
(1S,3R,4R,7R,9R,11R,15S,16R,17R,18S,19E,21E,25E,27E,29E,31E,33R,35S,36R,37S)-33-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-4-amino-3,5-dihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-1,3,4,7,9,11,17,37-octahydroxy-15,16,18-trimethyl-13-oxo-14,39-dioxabicyclo[33.3.1]nonatriaconta-19,21,25,27,29,31-hexaene-36-carboxylic acid
SMILES
C[C@H]1/C=C/C=C/CC/C=C/C=C/C=C/C=C/[C@@H](C[C@H]2[C@@H]([C@H](C[C@](O2)(C[C@H]([C@@H](CC[C@H](C[C@H](C[C@H](CC(=O)O[C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H]1O)C)C)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)C(=O)O)O[C@@H]3[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H](O3)C)O)N)O
InChIKey
VQOXZBDYSJBXMA-VHFLTRTASA-N
XLogP
-0.2
Polar surface area
320 Ų
H-bond donors
12
H-bond acceptors
18
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
925.5035
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chemical formula
C₄₇H₇₅NO₁₇
World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
nystatin
canonical SMILES
CC1C=CC=CCCC=CC=CC=CC=CC(CC2C(C(CC(O2)(CC(C(CCC(CC(CC(CC(=O)OC(C(C1O)C)C)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)C(=O)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)C)O)N)O
NCI Thesaurus ID
C710
Commons category
Nystatin
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  • Medical uses
  • Adverse effects
  • Mechanism of action
  • Biosynthesis
  • History
  • Other uses
  • Formulations
  • Brand names
  • References

Nystatin, sold under the brand name Mycostatin among others, is an antifungal medication. It is used to treat Candida infections of the skin including diaper rash, thrush, esophageal candidiasis, and vaginal yeast infections. It may also be used to prevent candidiasis in those who are at high risk. Nystatin may be used by mouth, in the vagina, or applied to the skin.

Common side effects when applied to the skin include burning, itching, and a rash. Common side effects when taken by mouth include vomiting and diarrhea. During pregnancy use in the vagina is safe while other formulations have not been studied in this group. It works by disrupting the cell membrane of the fungal cells.

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