Natamycin

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Natamycin
Clinical data
Trade namesNatacyn, others
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
Routes of
administration		Eye drops[1]
ATC code
Identifiers
  • (1R,3S,5R,7R,8E,12R,14E,16E,18E,20E,22R,24S,25R,26S)-22-[(3-amino-3,6-dideoxy-D-mannopyranosyl)oxy]-1,3,26-trihydroxy-12-methyl-10-oxo-6,11,28-trioxatricyclo[22.3.1.05,7]octacosa-8,14,16,18,20-pentaene-25-carboxylic acid
CAS Number
PubChem CID
DrugBank
ChemSpider
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KEGG
ChEMBL
E numberE235 (preservatives) Edit this at Wikidata
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.028.803 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC33H47NO13
Molar mass665.733 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
Density1.35 g/ml g/cm3
Melting pointDarkens at ±200 °C with vigorous decomposition at 280-300 °C
Solubility in water0.39 mg/ml
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  • InChI=1S/C33H47NO13/c1-18-10-8-6-4-3-5-7-9-11-21(45-32-30(39)28(34)29(38)19(2)44-32)15-25-27(31(40)41)22(36)17-33(42,47-25)16-20(35)14-24-23(46-24)12-13-26(37)43-18/h3-9,11-13,18-25,27-30,32,35-36,38-39,42H,10,14-17,34H2,1-2H3,(H,40,41)/b4-3+,7-5+,8-6+,11-9+,13-12+/t18-,19-,20+,21+,22+,23-,24-,25+,27-,28+,29-,30+,32+,33-/m1/s1
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Natamycin, also known as pimaricin, is an antifungal medication used to treat fungal infections around the eye.[1][2] This includes infections of the eyelids, conjunctiva, and cornea.[1] It is used as eyedrops.[1] Natamycin is also used in the food industry as a preservative.[2]

Allergic reactions may occur.[1] It is unclear if medical use during pregnancy or breastfeeding is safe.[1] It is in the macrolide and polyene families of medications.[1] It results in fungal death by altering the cell membrane.[1]

Natamycin was discovered in 1955 and approved for medical use in the United States in 1978.[1][2] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[3] It is produced by fermentation of certain types of the bacterium Streptomyces.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Natamycin". The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Davidson PM, Juneja VK, Branen J (2001). "Antimicrobial Agents". In Branen AL, Davidson PM, Salminen S, Thorngate J (eds.). Food Additives. CRC Press. pp. 599–600. ISBN 9780824741709.
  3. ^ World Health Organization (2019). World Health Organization model list of essential medicines: 21st list 2019. Geneva: World Health Organization. hdl:10665/325771. WHO/MVP/EMP/IAU/2019.06. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
  4. ^ Aparicio JF, Barreales EG, Payero TD, Vicente CM, de Pedro A, Santos-Aberturas J (January 2016). "Biotechnological production and application of the antibiotic pimaricin: biosynthesis and its regulation". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 100 (1): 61–78. doi:10.1007/s00253-015-7077-0. PMC 4700089. PMID 26512010.