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Apexbio Technology LLC Micafungin sodium 1mL DMSO

Supplier: Apexbio Technology LLC A36065.1

Micafungin sodium is an antifungal agent that acts by inhibiting the synthesis of 1 3- -D-glucan an essential polymer for fungal cell wall integrity particularly in Candida albicans In addition to antifungal activities micafungin has been studied for its capacity to suppress biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa via downregulation of genes encoding structural biofilm elements such as algC and pelC and the 1 3- -D-glucan-encoding gene ndvB Micafungin has demonstrated synergy with other antifungal compounds in animal models in murine models of systemic Aspergillus fumigatus infection micafungin administration resulted in increased survival rates Micafungin is utilized in biomedical research to investigate antifungal mechanisms combination therapies and inhibition of pathogen biofilms Reported inhibitory activity (IC50) for fungal glucan synthase typically falls within the nanomolar range
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