Product name : Hamycin
Synonyms : lmprina;primamycin;
CAS No. : 1403-71-0
Product description :
Hamycin is a polyene antimycotic organic compound described in India.It is a heptaene antifungal compound rather similar in chemical structure to amphotericin B except that it has an additional aromatic group bonded to the molecule. When pure, hamycin is a yellow, powdered solid. There are two versions of hamycin with very similar chemical structures: Hamycin A and Hamycin B.Hamycin is obtained from a strain of streptomyces bacteria growing in soil i.e., Streptomyces pimprina.It is useful as an antifungal antibiotic drug for topical as well as systemic mycoses.