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Spectroscopic study of amphotericin B - stigmasteryl trifluoromethylphenyl-carbamate interaction

L. E. VÎJAN1,*

Affiliation

  1. University of Piteşti, Faculty of Sciences, Târgu din Vale No.1, Piteşti - 110040, Romania

Abstract

Amphotericin B, the most known polyene macrolide antibiotics, is still used as a life saving drug (golden standard or rather drug of choice) to treat systemic fungal infections. It is known that amphotericin B interacting with cellular membranes, causes an impairment of membrane function of sensitive cells, usually leakage of cellular constituents and eventually cell death. The binding of amhotericin B to stigmasteryl-trifluoromethylphenyl-carbamate was studied using UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy.

Keywords

Amphotericin B (AmB), Stigmasteryl-trifluoromethylphenyl-carbamate (Stg-CF3), Absorption UV-Vis spectroscopy.

Citation

L. E. VÎJAN, Spectroscopic study of amphotericin B - stigmasteryl trifluoromethylphenyl-carbamate interaction, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 2, 12, December 2008, pp.863-866 (2008).

Submitted at: Aug. 1, 2008

Accepted at: Dec. 4, 2008