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    CAS Number: 168110-44-9

    FR 179642

    $24,032.70 - $83,570.50

    FR 179642 is a member of the echinocandin antifungal family patented in 1991 by Ueda and colleagues at Fujisawa, now
    Astellas Pharma. FR 179642 is formed by the selective hydrolysis of FR 901379 using a cyclic lipopeptide acylase found in
    <0.1% of soil microbes, notably three undescribed Streptomyces and two fungi. Like all echocandins, FR 179642 inhibits the synthesis of 1,3-β-D-glucan in the fungal cell wall. FR 179642 is an important pharmaceutical intermediate for production of the commercial antifungal, micafungin.

    Molecular Formula  C35H52N8O20S
    References

    Tomishima M et al (2008)  Novel echinocandin antifungals. Part 1: Novel side-chain analogs of the natural product FR901379. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Letters 18:1474

    Toshiro I et al (1991)  Preparation of cyclic peptide (echinocandin B) antibiotics. Eur. Pat. Appl. EP 462531 A2

    Ueda S et al (1992)  Screening and characterization of microorganisms with FR 901379 acylase activity. J. Anti biot. 63:65