Structure of the echinocandins

(A) Caspofungin. Derived from Pneumocandin B₀ (Glarea lozoyensis). (B) Micafungin. FR90130 (Coleophoma empedra). (C) Anidulafungin. Echinocandin B₀ (Aspergillus nidulans).

Courtesy of Russell Lewis, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS.

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