Fusafungine
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Overview
Overview
Fusafungine (INN), also known as fusafungin, is an active agent used in antibiotics for treatment of nasal and throat infection. It also possesses anti-inflammatory properties. Fusafungine is a mixture of enniatin cyclohexadepsipeptides made up of alternating D-α-hydroxyvaleric acid and L–N-methylamino acid residues,[2] produced by the ascomycete Fusarium lateritium, and marketed by Servier under the trade names Locabiotal, Bioparox, and Locabiosol.
According to a pooled analysis study done in the UK for the efficacy of fusafungine in rhinopharingitis, it was found that the proportion of patients who showed an improvement in symptoms from Day 0 to Day 4 of infection was 61.5% with fusafungine vs. 46.8% when compared to a placebo.[3]
References
References
- ↑ Fusafungine at MeSH
- ↑ Daniel Levy, Aline Bluzat, Michel Seigneuret and Jean-Louis Rigaud (1995). “Alkali cation transport through liposomes by the antimicrobial fusafungine and its constitutive enniatins”. Biochemical Pharmacology. 50 (12 22): 2105–2107. doi:10.1016/0006-2952(95)02045-4. PMID 8849339.
- ↑ PMID 15626253 (PMID 15626253)
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