Nystatin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An antibiotic, C46H77NO19, produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces noursei and used especially in the treatment of fungal infections.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An antifungal drug used especially against Candida
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An antifungal antibiotic, extracted from fermentation broths of the soil actinomycete Streptomyces noursei and other actinomycetes; called also fungicidin. It is a polyene macrolide antibiotic, and consists of several related components. Component nystatin A1 has formula C47H75NO17.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetes
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