Filipin
"Filipin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A complex of polyene antibiotics obtained from Streptomyces filipinensis. Filipin III alters membrane function by interfering with membrane sterols, inhibits mitochondrial respiration, and is proposed as an antifungal agent. Filipins I, II, and IV are less important.
| Descriptor ID |
D005372
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.326.271.665.325 D02.540.576.500.996
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| Concept/Terms |
Filipin- Filipin
- Filimarisin
- Filipin III
- Desoxylagosin
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