Description: Candicidin is an antifungal heptaene macrolides from Streptomyces griseus or Actinomyces levoris used topically in candidiasis. The antibiotic is composed of candicidins A, B, C, and D, of which D is the major component. Target: Others. Smiles:...

Levorin complex is a macrocyclic heptaene antifungal complex originally isolated from S. griseus. It is active against C. albicans, T. glabrata, A. niger, T. mentagrophytes, and T. soudanense in vitro (MICs = 0.03-25 µg/ml). Oral administration of levorin complex reduces mortality in a mouse model of C. albicans...