LP30480-5
Caspofungin
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Description
Caspofungin (INN) (brand name Cancidas worldwide) 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 the enzyme β(1,3)-D-Glucan synthase and thereby disturbing the integrity of the fungal cell wall. Caspofungin is administered intravenously. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Caspofungin
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Caspofungin
- Part Display Name
- Caspofungin
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2002-08-06
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Caspofungin
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 卡泊芬净 Synonyms: 醋酸卡泊芬净 |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Caspofungine |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Kaspofungiin |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Caspofungina |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Caspofungina |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Kaspofungin |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Каспофунгин |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | caspofungine |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Caspofungine |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Caspofungine |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Κασποφουγκίνη Synonyms: Κασποφουγκίνη |
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