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Echinocandins MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Echinocandins
Tree Number(s)
D12.644.641.311
Unique ID
D054714
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054714
Scope Note
Cyclic hexapeptides of proline-ornithine-threonine-proline-threonine-serine. The cyclization with a single non-peptide bond can lead them to be incorrectly called DEPSIPEPTIDES, but the echinocandins lack ester links. Antifungal activity is via inhibition of 1,3-beta-glucan synthase production of BETA-GLUCANS.
Entry Term(s)
Aculeacin
Aculeacins
Echinocandin
Mulundocandins
Pneumocandin
Pneumocandins
Pharm Action
Antifungal Agents
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Peptides, Cyclic (1981-2007)
Public MeSH Note
2008
History Note
2008
Date Established
2008/01/01
Date of Entry
2007/07/09
Revision Date
2020/05/27
Echinocandins Preferred
Pneumocandins Narrower
Aculeacins Narrower
Mulundocandins Narrower
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