Fusafungine
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| Other names | Fusafungin |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.014.306 |
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| Formula | C33H57N3O9 |
| Molar mass | 639.81 g·mol−1 |
| Melting point | 125 to 129 °C (257 to 264 °F) |
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Fusafungine (INN), also known as fusafungin, is an active agent used in antibiotics for treatment of nasal and throat infection. It also possesses anti-inflammatory properties. Fusafungine is a mixture of enniatin cyclohexadepsipeptides made up of alternating D-α-hydroxyvaleric acid and L-N-methylamino acid residues,[1] produced by the ascomycete Fusarium lateritium, and marketed by Servier under the trade names Locabiotal, Bioparox, and Locabiosol.
According to a pooled analysis study done in the UK for the efficacy of fusafungine in rhinopharingitis, it was found that the proportion of patients who showed an improvement in symptoms from Day 0 to Day 4 of infection was 61.5% with fusafungine vs. 46.8% when compared to a placebo.[2]
In February 2016, the European Medicines Agency recommended to withdraw fusafungine from the market due to rare but severe allergic reactions (mainly bronchospasms).[3]
References
- ^ Levy D, Bluzat A, Seigneuret M, Rigaud JL (December 1995). "Alkali cation transport through liposomes by the antimicrobial fusafungine and its constitutive enniatins". Biochemical Pharmacology. 50 (12): 2105–7. doi:10.1016/0006-2952(95)02045-4. PMID 8849339.
- ^ Lund VJ, Grouin JM, Eccles R, Bouter C, Chabolle F (December 2004). "Efficacy of fusafungine in acute rhinopharyngitis: a pooled analysis". Rhinology. 42 (4): 207–12. PMID 15626253.
- ^ "CMDh endorses revocation of authorisations for fusafungine sprays used to treat airway infections". European Medicines Agency. 17 September 2018.
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