Filipin
Synonyms
Desoxylagosin
Filimarisin
Filipin I
Filipin II
Filipin III
Filipin IV
NSC 3364
NSC-3364
NSC3364
U 5956
U-5956
U5956
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.