Amphotericin B CAS NO.1397-89-3

1.Amphotericin B 2.Yellow powder 3.Assay 99% 4.Professional manufacture 5.Fast delivery Description NameAmphotericin BAppearance…

1.Amphotericin B2.Yellow powder3.Assay 99%4.Professional manufacture5.Fast delivery   Description   NameAmphotericin BAppearanceWhite powderCas   1397-89-3MF     C47H73NO17MW924.079Melting point    >170°CAssay                                 99%GradeMedicine gradePackageAluminum canUsage         Antifungal                                  UsesAntifungalOral preparations of amphotericin B are used to treat thrush; these are virtually nontoxic, in contrast to typical intravenous therapy (IV) doses.One of the main intravenous uses is in treating various systemic fungal infections (e.g., in critically ill, comorbidly infected or immunocompromised patients), including cryptococcal meningitis.Amphotericin B is also commonly used in tissue culture to prevent fungi from contaminating cell cultures. It is usually sold in a concentrated solution, either on its own or in combination with the antibiotics penicillin and streptomycin.AntiprotozoanAnother IV use is as a drug of last resort in otherwise-untreatable parasitic protozoan infections such as visceral leishmaniasis and primary amoebic meningoencephalitis.