Heptaibin

Heptaibin is a peptaibol antifungal antibiotic. Heptaibin has the activity against Gram-positive bacteria (MIC is 8 μg/mL) such as Staphylococcus aureus and fungi (MIC is 13-32 μg/mL) such as Aspergillus, Candida albicans and cryptococcus neofordii, and it has moderate anti-Rhabditella pseudoelongata activity (MIC is 50 μg/mL) [1].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[291311-47-2]

UNSPSC

12352005

Target

Antibiotic; Fungal

Related Pathways

Anti-infection

Field of Research

Infection

Smiles

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Molecular Formula

C76H118N16O19

Molecular Weight

1559.85

References & Citations

[1]D Ishiyama, et al. Heptaibin, a novel antifungal peptaibol antibiotic from Emericellopsis sp. BAUA8289. J Antibiot (Tokyo) . 2000 Jul;53 (7) :728-32.