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Natamycin
How Natamycin works
Natamycin is an antifungal medicine. It kills fungus by destroying the fungal cell membrane.
Side Effects
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Usage
Natamycin is used in the treatment of fungal infections of eye.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Does Natamycin cause cancer?Natamycin has no known effects on causing cancers
Q. Where does Natamycin come from?Natamycin is an antibiotic derived from Streptomyces natalensis
Q. How does Natamycin work?Natamycin belongs to a class of medicines called tetraene polyene antibiotic. Natamycin binds to the fungal cell wall, alters the permeability of the cell wall and causes depletion of the cellular contents; thereby reducing growth and proliferation of fungi
Q. Why Natamycin does not affect bacteria?The mechanism of action of Natamycin is through binding of the molecule to the sterol moiety of the fungal cell membrane. Since bacterial cell wall doesn't contain sterol moiety, it doesn't affect bacteria.
