Synonyms:
Natamycin
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Pimamicin, milky suspension
Pimaricin
Pimaricin is a saline suspension with approximately 2.5% pimaricin.
Pimaricin is an amphoteric macrolide antifungal antibiotic from Streptomyces natalensis or S. chattanoogensis.
- Concentration: 2.5% aqueous suspension
- Presentation: Milky Suspension
- Storage temperature: Store at + 4 °C. Protect from light.
It is used for a variety of fungal infections, mainly topically. It is used as an ergosterol and cholesterol binding agent to study lipid bilayer dynamics, especially in fungal cells. It is used to study pimaricin biosynthesis1 and as a fungicide in agar media.
An antifungal polyene macrolide that binds specifically to ergosterol and blocks fungal growth. However, unlike nysatin and filipin, pimaricin does not change the permeability of the plasma membrane.