Antibiotic
micafungin
Brand Names:
Mycamine
Effect:
Decreased Cell Wall Integrity
May Treat:
Candidemia
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to micafungin:
  • A cyclic lipo-hexapeptide echinocandin antifungal agent that is used for the treatment and prevention of CANDIDIASIS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A semi-synthetic echinocandin derived from a natural product of the fungus Coleophama empedri with potent antifungal activity. Micafungin, like other cyclic lipopeptides, noncompetitively inhibits the fungal specific enzyme 1,3-beta-D-glucan synthase, an enzyme essential for fungal cell wall synthesis. Inhibition of this enzyme weakens of the cell wall, thereby leading to osmotic lysis and eventually, fungal cell death.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An antibiotic/antifungal drug used to treat infection.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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