Amphotericin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  amphotericin \amphotericin\, amphotericin B \amphotericin B\n.
     1. an antibiotic and antifungal agent ({C47H73NO17}),
        produced by a strain of {Streptomyces nodosus}. It is one
        of a class of polyene macrolide antibiotics effective
        against fungal infections. It has a molecular weight of
        924.11; it is soluble in oganic solvents but only slightly


        soluble in water.
  
     Syn: Fungizone. [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  amphotericin
       n : an antibiotic and antifungal agent