Hamycin

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Hamycin is a polyene antimycotic organic compound described in India.[1] It is a heptaene antifungal compound rather similar in chemical structure to amphotericin B except that it has an additional aromatic group bonded to the molecule. When pure, hamycin is a yellow powdered solid.

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  1. ^ Aggregation behaviour of hamycin and its interaction with membrane sterols