Amphotericin B (Fungilin Fungizone Abelcet AmBisome Fungisome Amphocil Amphotec) is a polyene antifungal drug often used intravenously for systemic fungal infections. It was originally extracted from Streptomyces nodosus a filamentous bacterium in 1955 at the Squibb Institute for Medical Research from cultures of an undescribed streptomycete isolated from the soil collected in the Orinoco River region of Venezuela. Its name originates from the chemical’s amphoteric properties.
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