Caspofungin

Caspofungin is an antifungal drug, the first of a new class termed the echinocandins from Merck & Co., Inc. It shows activity against infections with Aspergillus and Candida, and works by inhibiting β(1,3)-D-Glucan of the fungal cell wall. Caspofungin is administered intravenously.

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CAT#	Z10-101-157
CAS	162808-62-0
M.F/Formula	C52H88N10O15
M.W/Mr.	1093.31
Labeling Target	Beta-(1,3)-glucan synthase
Application	Caspofungin is an antifungal drug, and used for the treatment of esophageal candidiasis and invasive aspergillosis in patients who are refractory to or intolerant of other therapies.
Activity	Inhibitor
Biological Activity	Caspofungin (MK-0991; L-743,872) belongs to the echinocandin family, a new class of antifungal agents that act on the fungal cell wall by inhibiting glucan synthesis.
Areas of Interest	Infection
Functions	1,3-beta-d-glucan synthase activity
Target	Antimicrobial

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Storage	−20°C
Organism	Aspergillus niger (strain CBS 513.88 / FGSC A1513)
InChI	InChI=1S/C52H88N10O15/c1-5-28(2)24-29(3)12-10-8-6-7-9-11-13-39(69)56-34-26-38(68)46(55-22-21-54)60-50(75)43-37(67)19-23-61(43)52(77)41(36(66)18-20-53)58-49(74)42(45(71)44(70)31-14-16-32(64)17-15-31)59-48(73)35-25-33(65)27-62(35)51(76)40(30(4)63)57-47(34)72/h14-17,28-30,33-38,40-46,55,63-68,70-71H,5-13,18-27,53-54H2,1-4H3,(H,56,69)(H,57,72)(H,58,74)(H,59,73)(H,60,75)/t28?,29?,30-,33-,34+,35+,36-,37+,38-,40+,41+,42+,43+,44+,45+,46+/m1/s1
InChI Key	JYIKNQVWKBUSNH-OGZDCFRISA-N
Isomeric SMILES	CCC(C)CC(C)CCCCCCCCC(=O)N[C@H]1C[C@H]([C@H](NC(=O)[C@@H]2[C@H](CCN2C(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H]3C[C@H](CN3C(=O)[C@@H](NC1=O)[C@@H](C)O)O)[C@@H]([C@H](C4=CC=C(C=C4)O)O)O)[C@@H](CCN)O)O)NCCN)O
BoilingPoint	1408.1ºC at 760mmHg
Melting Point	N/A