Mechanism of inactivation of the polyene antibiotic amphotericin B evidence for radical formation in the process of autooxidation

The Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1985, Pages 753-757

  Lamy Freund, M Teresa ^a   Ferreira, Vergínia F N ^a   Schreier, Shirley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FREE RADICAL;

AUTOOXIDATION; DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG STABILITY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

AMPHOTERICIN B; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICALS; KINETICS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0021839275     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: 18811469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7164/antibiotics.38.753     Document Type: Article

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