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Descriptor English: Candicidin
Descriptor Spanish: Candicidina
Descriptor candicidina
Entry term(s) levorina
Scope note: Mezcla de macrólidos heptenos antifúngicos obtenidos a partir de Streptomyces griseus o Actinomyces levoris utilizada tópicamente en la candidiasis. El complejo antibiótico está compuesto de las candicidinas A, B, C y D. La candicidina D es el principal componente.
Descriptor Portuguese: Candicidina
Descriptor French: Candicidine
Entry term(s): Candeptin
Candicidin D
Candimon
Levorin
Levorine
Vanobid
Tree number(s): D02.540.576.500.968
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002174
Scope note: Mixture of antifungal heptaene macrolides from Streptomyces griseus or Actinomyces levoris used topically in candidiasis. The antibiotic complex is composed of candicidins A, B, C, and D, of which D is the major component.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antifungal Agents
Registry Number: 1403-17-4
CAS Type 1 Name: Candicidin
Previous Indexing: Antibiotics, Antifungal (1970-1974)
Polyenes (1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ANTIBIOTICS, MACROLIDE 1990; was see under ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL 1975-89; LEVORIN was see under ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL 1978-81
Online Note: use CANDICIDIN to search LEVORIN 1978-89
History Note: 91(75); was see under ANTIBIOTICS, MACROLIDE 1990; was see under ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL 1975-89; LEVORIN was see under ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL 1978-81
DeCS ID: 23178
Unique ID: D002174
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2015/06/22
Candicidin - Preferred
Concept UI M0003252
Scope note Mixture of antifungal heptaene macrolides from Streptomyces griseus or Actinomyces levoris used topically in candidiasis. The antibiotic complex is composed of candicidins A, B, C, and D, of which D is the major component.
Preferred term Candicidin
Candicidin D - Narrower
Concept UI M0003253
Preferred term Candicidin D
Levorin - Narrower
Concept UI M0352008
Preferred term Levorin
Entry term(s) Levorine
Vanobid - Narrower
Concept UI M0352007
Preferred term Vanobid
Candeptin - Narrower
Concept UI M0352010
Preferred term Candeptin
Candimon - Narrower
Concept UI M0352009
Preferred term Candimon



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